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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of people out of every 1 -000 who die in a year






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






3. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The growth of cities






10. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






22. Massacre of a particular group






23. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






26. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






27. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






31. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






33. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






35. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






36. One who can speak many languages






37. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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






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






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






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






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






43. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Those fleeing from persecution in their country