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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






4. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






5. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






9. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






11. Goods brought into a country






12. Massacre of a particular group






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






14. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






19. Things found in nature that people can use to meet their needs






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






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






22. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






23. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






26. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






28. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






33. Original inhabitants of an area






34. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






35. The raising of plants or animals






36. To send goods to another country for sale






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






38. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






40. A language with a writing system






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






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






43. 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






44. Border of word usage or pronunciation






45. The growth of cities






46. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






47. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






49. 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






50. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group