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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world






2. A government ruled by a king or queen






3. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






5. A doctrine that proposes women are inherently better Environmental preservationists than men






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






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






8. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






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






10. Original inhabitants of an area






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






12. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






16. Structures built in a traditional manner






17. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






19. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The raising of plants or animals






30. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






33. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws