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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






13. Goods brought into a country






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






15. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






23. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






27. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






28. 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






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






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






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






32. Resources that can be renewed






33. Government ruled by the people






34. The raising of plants or animals






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






36. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






39. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






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






45. A language with a writing system






46. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






50. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological