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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






2. 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






3. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






4. 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






5. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






9. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






15. Resources that can be renewed






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






17. Government ruled by the people






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






19. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






30. The growth of cities






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






50. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language







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