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






2. 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






3. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






4. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






5. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






8. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






9. A language with a writing system






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






11. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






15. A graph used to show age and sex composition






16. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






17. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






19. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






24. Structures built in a traditional manner






25. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






27. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






29. Border of word usage or pronunciation






30. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






31. Place-name






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






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






34. Highly developed cultures






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






36. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






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






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






42. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






44. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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