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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. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






5. 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






6. The growth of cities






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






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






9. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






10. Massacre of a particular group






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






12. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






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






14. A limitation on imports






15. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






19. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






23. A language with a writing system






24. Goods brought into a country






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






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






27. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






29. Place-name






30. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






31. Highly developed cultures






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






33. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






43. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






46. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






47. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






49. 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






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