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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ethnic group adopts some ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially






2. Population geography






3. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






5. Place-name






6. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






9. The raising of plants or animals






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






11. To send goods to another country for sale






12. Goods brought into a country






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






14. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






19. The growth of cities






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






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






22. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






23. Government ruled by the people






24. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






33. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






34. Original inhabitants of an area






35. A graph used to show age and sex composition






36. Taxes on imports or exports






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






38. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






39. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






40. 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






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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