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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






4. The raising of plants or animals






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






6. Massacre of a particular group






7. Population geography






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






16. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






18. Structures built in a traditional manner






19. The growth of cities






20. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






24. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






25. To send goods to another country for sale






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






27. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






29. A language with a writing system






30. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






37. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






38. Highly developed cultures






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






40. Taxes on imports or exports






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






42. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






47. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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