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






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






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






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






5. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






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






11. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






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






17. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






19. A limitation on imports






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. Goods brought into a country






22. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






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






24. 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






25. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






27. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






28. The numerical ratio of males to females






29. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






30. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






33. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






34. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. To send goods to another country for sale






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






43. Structures built in a traditional manner






44. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






47. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






48. One who can speak many languages






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






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