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WorksheetsChapter 4 Cultural Geography Vocabulary
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.
a)
Culture
b)
society
c)
ethnic group
d)
innovation
2.
A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
state
c)
nation
d)
society
3.
A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.
a)
society
b)
ethnicity
c)
ethnic group
d)
religion
4.
taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.
a)
innovation
b)
diffusion
c)
acculturation
d)
dialect
5.
the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.
a)
religion
b)
diffusion
c)
urbanization
d)
acculturation
6.
the heartland of place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
suburb
7.
the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept of adopt an innovation.
a)
diffusion
b)
acculturation
c)
innovation
d)
invention
8.
a version of language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes.
a)
dialect
b)
speech
c)
slang
d)
urban
9.
the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.
a)
shinto
b)
taoism
c)
christianity
d)
religion
10.
the number of live births per total population, often expressed per thousand population.
a)
birthrate
b)
deathrate
c)
mortality rate
d)
interest rate
11.
the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate of her country.
a)
birthrate
b)
deathrate
c)
mortality rate
d)
fertility rate
12.
the number of deaths per thousand.
a)
birthrate
b)
interest rate
c)
mortality rate
d)
fertility rate
13.
the number of deaths among infants under age one as measured per thousand live births.
a)
mortality rate
b)
infant mortality rate
c)
birthrate
d)
interest rate
14.
also called population growth rate - the rate at which population is growing, found by subtracting the mortality rate from the birthrate.
a)
interest rate
b)
birthrate
c)
rate of natural increase
d)
deathrate
15.
a graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population.
a)
population pyramid
b)
population model
c)
population density
d)
carrying capacity
16.
factors that cause people to leave or attracts them to migrate to another region.
a)
push- pull factors
b)
carrying capacity
17.
the average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in an area by the amount of land they occupy.
a)
population
b)
population pyramid
c)
population density
18.
the number of organisms a piece of land can support without negative effects.
a)
population
b)
carrying capacity
19.
a political term describing and independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of its internal and external affairs.
a)
nation
b)
nation- state
c)
state
d)
county
20.
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
county
d)
city
21.
the name of a territory when a nation and a state occupy the same territory.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
nation-state
d)
callisburg
22.
a type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives.
a)
monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
democracy
d)
communism
23.
a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with the citizen bodies.
a)
democracy
b)
socialism
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
24.
a type of government in which an individual or a group holds complete political power.
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
dictatorship
d)
socialism
25.
The government controls most of the country's means of production and the distribution of goods and services. Other aspects of the economy are subject to market forces.
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
communism
d)
socialism
26.
a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production.
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
communism
d)
socialism
27.
having no outlet to the sea.
a)
landlocked
b)
port
28.
the study of how people use space in cities.
a)
rural geography
b)
cultural geography
c)
urban geography
d)
physical geography
29.
an area that is center of business and culture and has a large population.
a)
village
b)
town
c)
camp
d)
city
30.
a political unit or community touching the borders of the central city or touching other suburbs that touch the city.
a)
suburb
b)
city
c)
village
31.
a functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs,linked economically.
a)
rural area
b)
metropolitan area
32.
the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result.
a)
ruralization
b)
urbanization
33.
the core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity.
a)
Commerical Business District(CBD)
b)
Political Business District(PBD)
34.
the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people.
a)
economy
b)
GNP
c)
natural resources
d)
morket
35.
The way people produce and exchange goods.
a)
economic system
b)
wall street
c)
bartering
36.
a type of economic system in which production of goods and services determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production. Also called a planned economy.
a)
market economy
b)
command economy
c)
mixed economy
37.
a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers. Also called a demand economy or capitalism.
a)
market economy
b)
command economy
c)
mixed economy
38.
material on or in earth, such as a tree, fish or coal, that has economic value.
a)
natural resources
b)
fake resources
39.
the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems.
a)
transportation
b)
power plant
c)
infrastructure
40.
the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit.
a)
per capita income
b)
per capita money
c)
per capita children
41.
the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a period of time.
a)
Gross National Product(GNP)
b)
Gross Domestic Product ( GDP)
42.
the value of only goods and services produced within a country in a period of time.
a)
Gross National Product (GNP)
b)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
43.
A company based in one country but having goods and services produced in another country.
a)
insourcing
b)
outsourcing
44.
The exchange of goods among nations without trade barriers, such as tariffs.
a)
tax-trade zones
b)
free-trade zones
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