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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






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






5. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






9. Resources that can be renewed






10. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






12. A graph used to show age and sex composition






13. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






17. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






18. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






19. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






24. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






29. Taxes on imports or exports






30. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






31. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






33. To send goods to another country for sale






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






35. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






44. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






47. Structures built in a traditional manner






48. A limitation on imports






49. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






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