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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






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






3. Place-name






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






5. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






7. Population geography






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






9. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






13. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






15. Resources that can be renewed






16. The raising of plants or animals






17. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A limitation on imports






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






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






27. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






29. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






33. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






36. Goods brought into a country






37. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






38. To send goods to another country for sale






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






40. Taxes on imports or exports






41. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






43. Structures built in a traditional manner






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Economy where people consume only what they produce