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






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






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






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






5. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






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






11. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






13. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






16. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






18. 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






19. Resources that can be renewed






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






21. 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






22. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






25. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






29. A language with a writing system






30. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






31. To send goods to another country for sale






32. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






34. One who can speak many languages






35. A limitation on imports






36. Population geography






37. Goods brought into a country






38. Original inhabitants of an area






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






40. Tendency of people to migrate to the same area over time; as on goes - so do others






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






42. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






48. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






49. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






50. A collection of languages with a common origin but split into languages







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