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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Population geography






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






3. Massacre of a particular group






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






5. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






6. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






11. A language with a writing system






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






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






14. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






16. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






17. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






18. Goods brought into a country






19. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






20. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






22. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






24. The numerical ratio of males to females






25. The raising of plants or animals






26. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






37. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






38. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






44. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






47. 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






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






49. A government ruled by a king or queen






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