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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. Place-name






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






3. A language with a writing system






4. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






6. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






10. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Population geography






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






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






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






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






23. To send goods to another country for sale






24. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






26. 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






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






28. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






30. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






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






36. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






39. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






41. A graph used to show age and sex composition






42. Border of word usage or pronunciation






43. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






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






49. A limitation on imports






50. 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