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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






4. 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






5. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






7. The growth of cities






8. Well-established language of communication and commerce; not the mother tongue






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






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






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






12. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






15. The raising of plants or animals






16. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






18. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






20. Goods brought into a country






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






22. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






24. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Highly developed cultures






33. 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






34. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






39. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






44. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






50. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language