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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






2. Border of word usage or pronunciation






3. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






4. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






6. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






8. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






35. Original inhabitants of an area






36. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Government ruled by the people






44. A graph used to show age and sex composition






45. Goods brought into a country






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






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






48. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






50. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population