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






2. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






3. Highly developed cultures






4. Government ruled by the people






5. Total way of life held in common by a group of people; speech - behavior - beliefs - practices






6. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






8. To send goods to another country for sale






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






10. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






12. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






13. A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death






14. Original inhabitants of an area






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






16. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






17. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






27. A limitation on imports






28. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






31. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






37. The numerical ratio of males to females






38. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






39. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






40. 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






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






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






43. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






46. The growth of cities






47. Place-name






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






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






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