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






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






3. Resources that can be renewed






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






5. A graph used to show age and sex composition






6. A language with a writing system






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






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






9. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






10. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






11. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






12. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






13. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






15. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






17. To send goods to another country for sale






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






19. Goods brought into a country






20. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






21. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






22. The number of children the average woman will bear during her reproductive years






23. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






24. A limitation on imports






25. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






26. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






27. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






29. Highly developed cultures






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






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






32. Taxes on imports or exports






33. Number of people out of every 1 -000 who die in a year






34. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






35. Population geography






36. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






37. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






38. A stabilized population created when an average of only 2 children per couple survive to adulthood so that the number of births equals the number of deaths






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






40. The belief that cultures are directly shaped by the physical environment






41. Original inhabitants of an area






42. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






43. Structures built in a traditional manner






44. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






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






46. Forced displacement of a population by government policy - violence - disease - war - enslavement - natural disaster - or ethnic cleansing






47. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






48. Tendency of people to migrate to the same area over time; as on goes - so do others






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






50. Believed population will grow faster than food supply