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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. To send goods to another country for sale






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






3. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






5. 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






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






7. A language with a writing system






8. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






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






14. Place-name






15. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






19. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






20. A government ruled by a king or queen






21. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






22. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






23. Resources that can be renewed






24. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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 distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






31. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






34. Highly developed cultures






35. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






39. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






50. The raising of plants or animals