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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






3. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






4. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






5. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






8. A government ruled by a king or queen






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Massacre of a particular group






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






16. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






18. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






19. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






22. The raising of plants or animals






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






24. The growth of cities






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






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






27. Place-name






28. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






30. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






33. Government ruled by the people






34. Taxes on imports or exports






35. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






36. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






45. Population geography






46. A language with a writing system






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






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






49. One who can speak many languages






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