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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goods brought into a country






2. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






6. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






7. Government ruled by the people






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






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






10. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






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






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






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






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






15. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






16. A limitation on imports






17. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






18. Economy where people consume only what they produce






19. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






22. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






24. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






25. The numerical ratio of males to females






26. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






32. One who can speak many languages






33. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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