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






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






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






4. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






5. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






6. A government ruled by a king or queen






7. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






8. Economy where people consume only what they produce






9. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






12. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






22. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






25. Structures built in a traditional manner






26. Goods brought into a country






27. Words and phrases not part of a standard - recognized language






28. Spread of an innovation that occurs by physically moving to a new area bringing the innovation with you






29. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






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






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






32. To send goods to another country for sale






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






34. 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






35. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






36. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Population geography






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






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






46. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






47. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






49. The growth of cities






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