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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. Border of word usage or pronunciation






2. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






11. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






12. A graph used to show age and sex composition






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






31. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






33. One who can speak many languages






34. Goods brought into a country






35. Highly developed cultures






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






37. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






39. A government ruled by a king or queen






40. The number of children the average woman will bear during her reproductive years






41. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






43. 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






44. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






45. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






49. 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






50. The growth of cities