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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language






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






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






4. Government ruled by the people






5. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






6. Structures built in a traditional manner






7. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






11. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






13. Goods brought into a country






14. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






15. Population geography






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






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






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






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






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






21. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






24. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






26. A government ruled by a king or queen






27. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






29. 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






30. Highly developed cultures






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






32. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






36. The numerical ratio of males to females






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






39. A limitation on imports






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






41. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






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






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






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






45. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






50. One who can speak many languages