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






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






3. A part of a region; more personal - individual - Ex. McHenry






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






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






6. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






9. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger






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






11. Government ruled by the people






12. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






14. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






15. Population geography






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






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






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






19. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






21. A government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws






22. Highly developed cultures






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






24. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






27. Economy where people consume only what they produce






28. 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






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






30. A group of people with norms - values - & material practices that differentiate them from the dominate culture






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






32. All physical - tangible objects made & used by a group; Example; clothes - books - desks....






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






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






35. Taxes on imports or exports






36. Massacre of a particular group






37. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






41. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






43. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






45. A limitation on imports






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






47. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






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






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






50. A graph used to show age and sex composition