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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 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






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






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






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






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






8. Original inhabitants of an area






9. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






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






15. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






19. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






21. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






22. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






25. Goods brought into a country






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






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






28. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






32. Structures built in a traditional manner






33. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






35. Highly developed cultures






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






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






38. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






43. Place-name






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






45. A language with a writing system






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






47. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






49. The numerical ratio of males to females






50. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration