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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All physical - tangible objects made & used by a group; Example; clothes - books - desks....






2. The growth of cities






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






4. Population geography






5. Place-name






6. The numerical ratio of males to females






7. The raising of plants or animals






8. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






12. A language with a writing system






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






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






15. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






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






21. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






22. 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






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






24. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






27. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






28. To send goods to another country for sale






29. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






30. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






33. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






35. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






37. Border of word usage or pronunciation






38. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






41. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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