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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 growth of cities






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






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






4. Government ruled by the people






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






6. The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.






7. Resources that can be renewed






8. Structures built in a traditional manner






9. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






14. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






15. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






20. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






22. A language with a writing system






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






24. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






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






29. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






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






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






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






42. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






47. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






50. 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