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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






2. Government ruled by the people






3. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






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






9. One who can speak many languages






10. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






11. The raising of plants or animals






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






13. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






16. A language with a writing system






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






18. Goods brought into a country






19. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






20. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






31. 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






32. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Economy where people consume only what they produce






41. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






45. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






47. Place-name






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






49. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






50. Taxes on imports or exports