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






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






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






4. 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






5. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






7. One who can speak many languages






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






9. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






11. Forced displacement of a population by government policy - violence - disease - war - enslavement - natural disaster - or ethnic cleansing






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






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






14. Taxes on imports or exports






15. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






19. Border of word usage or pronunciation






20. The growth of cities






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






22. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






25. Place-name






26. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






27. 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






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






29. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






30. A limitation on imports






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






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






33. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






36. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






37. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






38. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






39. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






44. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






48. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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