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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






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






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






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






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






6. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






7. A government ruled by a king or queen






8. The method used to answer these three questions: what goods and services to produce -how to produce them - and who will recieve them.






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






10. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






11. The raising of plants or animals






12. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






14. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






15. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






18. Resources that can be renewed






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






20. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






21. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






25. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






35. Government ruled by the people






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






38. Structures built in a traditional manner






39. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






44. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






45. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






49. Goods brought into a country






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