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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






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






3. 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






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






5. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






8. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






9. Highly developed cultures






10. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






11. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






13. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Taxes on imports or exports






21. Economy where people consume only what they produce






22. 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






23. Massacre of a particular group






24. Goods brought into a country






25. An area in the suburbs where a particular ethnic group resides






26. Place-name






27. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






31. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






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






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






34. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






35. A limitation on imports






36. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






37. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






38. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






41. Resources that can be renewed






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






43. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






44. Population geography






45. Leave one's country of residence for a new one






46. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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







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