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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






2. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






4. Massacre of a particular group






5. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






6. Highly developed cultures






7. Resources that can be renewed






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






9. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






20. Population geography






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






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






23. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






24. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






26. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






29. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The growth of cities






37. Original inhabitants of an area






38. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






50. Goods brought into a country