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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






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






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






5. All physical - tangible objects made & used by a group; Example; clothes - books - desks....






6. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






8. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






11. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






12. A graph used to show age and sex composition






13. Massacre of a particular group






14. The growth of cities






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






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






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






18. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






23. Taxes on imports or exports






24. Original inhabitants of an area






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






41. A limitation on imports






42. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






44. Government ruled by the people






45. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






46. Highly developed cultures






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






48. Resources that can be renewed






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






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