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






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






3. Original inhabitants of an area






4. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






8. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






10. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






11. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






12. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






15. 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






16. The raising of plants or animals






17. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






18. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






23. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






24. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






25. Government ruled by the people






26. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






27. Population geography






28. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






31. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






35. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another






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






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






40. 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






41. Resources that can be renewed






42. A group of people with norms - values - & material practices that differentiate them from the dominate culture






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






44. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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