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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






11. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






15. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






18. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






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






24. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






25. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






28. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






32. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






33. 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






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






35. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






36. Place-name






37. 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






38. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






39. Population geography






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






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






42. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






43. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






45. Resources that can be renewed






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






47. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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