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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A country that is poorly developed - with citizens whos main income is agriculture. 'low income nations'






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






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






4. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The numerical ratio of males to females






12. 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






13. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






14. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






19. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






23. The study of the relationships between people & the places where they live






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






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






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






27. To send goods to another country for sale






28. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






29. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






34. A language with a writing system






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






37. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






44. An area of city where ethnic group lives by choice or by force






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






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






47. Resources that can be renewed






48. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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