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






2. Original inhabitants of an area






3. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






4. A government ruled by a king or queen






5. Border of word usage or pronunciation






6. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






7. A graph used to show age and sex composition






8. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






10. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






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






12. Taxes on imports or exports






13. A limitation on imports






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






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






16. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






17. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






26. Place-name






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






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






29. Massacre of a particular group






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






31. Population geography






32. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






34. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






36. The growth of cities






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






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






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






40. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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