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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. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The raising of plants or animals






9. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






10. The growth of cities






11. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






13. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






14. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






15. Population geography






16. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






17. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






18. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






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






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






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






22. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Resources that can be renewed






31. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






35. Taxes on imports or exports






36. Goods brought into a country






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






38. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






44. A language with a writing system






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






46. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






47. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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







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