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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






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






3. Population geography






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






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






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






7. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






11. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






16. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






17. A group of people with norms - values - & material practices that differentiate them from the dominate culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Original inhabitants of an area






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






27. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






28. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






30. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






33. Government ruled by the people






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






35. Place-name






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






37. An independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous culture group






38. A limitation on imports






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






40. Taxes on imports or exports






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






42. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






43. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world