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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. To send goods to another country for sale






10. Taxes on imports or exports






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






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






14. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






19. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






21. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






22. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






23. 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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






28. Goods brought into a country






29. Place-name






30. 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






31. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






45. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






48. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






50. Massacre of a particular group