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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






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






5. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






9. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






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






11. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






12. 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






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






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






15. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






17. 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






18. Population geography






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






20. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






21. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






23. Highly developed cultures






24. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






28. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






32. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






33. Government ruled by the people






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






35. A language with a writing system






36. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






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






38. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






44. A graph used to show age and sex composition






45. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






46. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






47. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






48. 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






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






50. Place-name