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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






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






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






6. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






7. 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






8. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






11. One who can speak many languages






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






13. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






15. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






16. A language with a writing system






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






27. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






32. Place-name






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






34. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






39. Goods brought into a country






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






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






42. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






46. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






49. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






50. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group