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






3. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






6. Government ruled by the people






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






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






9. 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






10. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






12. Economy where people consume only what they produce






13. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






19. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






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






27. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






30. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






36. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






37. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






47. Resources that can be renewed






48. Goods brought into a country






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






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