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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






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






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






4. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Place-name






10. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






11. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






14. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






16. The raising of plants or animals






17. Massacre of a particular group






18. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






22. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






36. Structures built in a traditional manner






37. One who can speak many languages






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






39. The binding together of all the lands & peoples of the world into an integrated system driven by the marketplace; homogenization






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






41. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






46. A limitation on imports






47. Government ruled by the people






48. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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