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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Highly developed cultures






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






10. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






19. The growth of cities






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






21. Taxes on imports or exports






22. Border of word usage or pronunciation






23. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






25. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






29. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






32. A language with a writing system






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






34. Massacre of a particular group






35. 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






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






37. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






41. Government ruled by the people






42. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






43. Goods brought into a country






44. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






46. A government ruled by a king or queen






47. 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






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






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






50. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently