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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






10. Goods brought into a country






11. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






14. One who can speak many languages






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






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






17. To send goods to another country for sale






18. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






19. The numerical ratio of males to females






20. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






21. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






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






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






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






27. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






37. 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






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






39. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar - pronunciation - and vocabulary.






40. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






41. Government ruled by the people






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






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






44. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






48. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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