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






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






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






4. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






6. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






10. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






11. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






12. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






13. The numerical ratio of males to females






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






15. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






16. Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world






17. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






19. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






21. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






23. Original inhabitants of an area






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






25. One who can speak many languages






26. A graph used to show age and sex composition






27. Border of word usage or pronunciation






28. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






32. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






34. Resources that can be renewed






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






36. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






42. Government ruled by the people






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood