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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






3. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






4. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






5. Original inhabitants of an area






6. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






9. 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






10. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






13. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






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






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






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






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






18. To send goods to another country for sale






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






20. Population geography






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






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






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






24. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






25. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






26. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






27. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






28. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






30. Place-name






31. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






35. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Border of word usage or pronunciation