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






2. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






6. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






8. Economy where people consume only what they produce






9. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






11. A limitation on imports






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






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






14. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






16. 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






17. Goods brought into a country






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






19. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Government ruled by the people






27. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






32. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






34. Forced displacement of a population by government policy - violence - disease - war - enslavement - natural disaster - or ethnic cleansing






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






36. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






37. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






39. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






43. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






46. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






48. Place-name






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






50. Taxes on imports or exports







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