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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. Population geography






3. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






6. The growth of cities






7. Place-name






8. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






10. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






14. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






22. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






23. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






24. A limitation on imports






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






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






27. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






46. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






48. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






50. Massacre of a particular group