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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One who can speak many languages






2. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






6. A government ruled by a king or queen






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Highly developed cultures






12. Massacre of a particular group






13. Government ruled by the people






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






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






20. Goods brought into a country






21. 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






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






23. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






32. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






36. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






38. The raising of plants or animals






39. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






45. Resources that can be renewed






46. A graph used to show age and sex composition






47. 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






48. Place-name






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






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