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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones






2. 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






3. Leave one's country of residence for a new one






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






5. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






10. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






11. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






20. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






25. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






28. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A graph used to show age and sex composition






39. A language with a writing system






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






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






42. Goods brought into a country






43. The growth of cities






44. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






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






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






47. One who can speak many languages






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






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






50. Massacre of a particular group