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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A graph used to show age and sex composition






2. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






3. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






5. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






8. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






13. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






18. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






19. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






23. A limitation on imports






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






25. Leave one's country of residence for a new one






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






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






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






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






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






31. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Place-name






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






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






39. Resources that can be renewed






40. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






44. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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