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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






2. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






5. A language with a writing system






6. A country that is poorly developed - with citizens whos main income is agriculture. 'low income nations'






7. To send goods to another country for sale






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






9. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






14. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






15. Original inhabitants of an area






16. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A stabilized population created when an average of only 2 children per couple survive to adulthood so that the number of births equals the number of deaths






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






26. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






27. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






33. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






35. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






40. A graph used to show age and sex composition






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






45. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






46. Place-name






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






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






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






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