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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






2. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






3. The numerical ratio of males to females






4. A graph used to show age and sex composition






5. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






9. Taxes on imports or exports






10. Original inhabitants of an area






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






12. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






13. One who can speak many languages






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






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






16. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






17. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






23. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






29. To send goods to another country for sale






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






31. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






33. 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






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






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






38. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






40. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






44. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






49. Border of word usage or pronunciation






50. Those fleeing from persecution in their country