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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






10. Original inhabitants of an area






11. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






15. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






18. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






19. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






21. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






22. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






23. 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






24. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






25. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






32. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






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






38. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






40. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






43. Highly developed cultures






44. A language with a writing system






45. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






50. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group