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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. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






6. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






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






8. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






11. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






15. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






17. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






18. The numerical ratio of males to females






19. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






23. Massacre of a particular group






24. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






25. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






29. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






31. 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






32. The raising of plants or animals






33. The growth of cities






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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