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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. Highly developed cultures






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






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






4. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






6. Resources that can be renewed






7. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






8. Original inhabitants of an area






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






10. The growth of cities






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






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






13. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






17. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






18. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






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






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






21. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






27. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






30. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






33. A language with a writing system






34. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






36. Massacre of a particular group






37. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






41. Taxes on imports or exports






42. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






44. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






45. The raising of plants or animals






46. Population geography






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






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






49. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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







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