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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






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






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






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






5. A graph used to show age and sex composition






6. One who can speak many languages






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






8. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






9. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






10. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






12. 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






13. Population geography






14. The raising of plants or animals






15. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






18. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






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






20. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






24. Original inhabitants of an area






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






26. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






29. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






30. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






35. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






36. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






37. Government ruled by the people






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






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






40. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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