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DSST Cultural Geography

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The raising of plants or animals






2. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones






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






13. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






15. Goods brought into a country






16. Government ruled by the people






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






18. A graph used to show age and sex composition






19. Original inhabitants of an area






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






21. Structures built in a traditional manner






22. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






24. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






25. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






26. Population geography






27. Border of word usage or pronunciation






28. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






30. An ethnic group adopts some ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially






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






32. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






33. 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






34. A government ruled by a king or queen






35. Massacre of a particular group






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






37. The growth of cities






38. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






42. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






44. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






49. Taxes on imports or exports






50. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue







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