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






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






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






4. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






6. Goods brought into a country






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






8. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






10. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






12. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






13. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






16. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






17. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






20. Highly developed cultures






21. Original inhabitants of an area






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






23. Structures built in a traditional manner






24. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






27. One who can speak many languages






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






29. Taxes on imports or exports






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






31. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






34. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






36. Place-name






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






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






39. Massacre of a particular group






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






41. Border of word usage or pronunciation






42. The raising of plants or animals






43. Resources that can be renewed






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






45. A government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws






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






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






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






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






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







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