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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Highly developed cultures






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






3. 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






4. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






6. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






11. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






13. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






15. Government ruled by the people






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






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






18. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






22. One who can speak many languages






23. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






32. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






35. 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






36. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






39. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






41. The growth of cities






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






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






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






45. A language with a writing system






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






47. Population geography






48. Number of people out of every 1 -000 who die in a year






49. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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