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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






2. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






3. Belief that culture depends more on what people perceive the Environment to be than on the actual character of the Environment






4. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






5. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world






6. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






7. Population geography






8. Small - cohesive - conservative - isolated - nerly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race






9. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






10. A mutually agreed on system of symbolic communication for speaking and/or writing






11. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






12. A type of expansion diffusion in which a specific trait fails to spread but the underlying idea is accepted - Example: Reindeer






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






14. A doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






15. Border of word usage or pronunciation






16. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






17. A language derived from pidgin that has a fuller vocabulary and has become the native language of a group






18. An independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group






19. Number of live births per 1000 population in a given year






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. Voluntary movement of a group of migrants back to native country






22. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






23. A country that is poorly developed - with citizens whos main income is agriculture. 'low income nations'






24. Immigrants introduce some traditions to new land - but less complex than those in the old country






25. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






26. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






27. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






28. A type of expansion diffusion where an innovation spreads very quickly - like a fast spreading disease






29. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






30. The young and the old in a society who need care






31. Massacre of a particular group






32. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






33. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another






34. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






35. Goods brought into a country






36. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






37. The ability of people - ideas - or things to move freely through space






38. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






39. A limitation on imports






40. Words and phrases not part of a standard - recognized language






41. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






42. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






43. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






44. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






45. A voluntary community where people of like origin live by choice






46. A collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages






47. A language with a writing system






48. Economy where people consume only what they produce






49. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






50. An area of city where ethnic group lives by choice or by force