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






2. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A government ruled by a king or queen






11. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






13. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






15. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






18. Place-name






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






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






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






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






23. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






26. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






27. Population geography






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






29. One who can speak many languages






30. The forceful taking of territory by a distant state - often involving the displacement of indigenous populations to make way for other settlers






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






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






33. Original inhabitants of an area






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






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






36. Taxes on imports or exports






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






38. Highly developed cultures






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






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






41. Resources that can be renewed






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






43. Goods brought into a country






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






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






46. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






47. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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