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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. Spread of an innovation that occurs by physically moving to a new area bringing the innovation with you






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






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






6. The growth of cities






7. Taxes on imports or exports






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






9. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






13. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






18. Goods brought into a country






19. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






21. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






23. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






25. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






26. To send goods to another country for sale






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






28. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






29. Border of word usage or pronunciation






30. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






35. The raising of plants or animals






36. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Place-name






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






45. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






50. Believed population will grow faster than food supply