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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






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






3. 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






4. Highly developed cultures






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






6. Place-name






7. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






10. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






21. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






25. Government ruled by the people






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






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






28. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






39. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






49. A government ruled by a king or queen






50. The raising of plants or animals