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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The growth of cities






2. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






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






7. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Population geography






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






30. The raising of plants or animals






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






32. Taxes on imports or exports






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






34. Goods brought into a country






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






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






37. Highly developed cultures






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






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






40. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






43. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






44. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






48. Original inhabitants of an area






49. To send goods to another country for sale






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