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






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






3. The growth of cities






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






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






6. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






7. The young and the old in a society who need care






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






9. A language with a writing system






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






11. A limitation on imports






12. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






13. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






16. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






19. Place-name






20. A government ruled by a king or queen






21. Highly developed cultures






22. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






23. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






24. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






27. Population geography






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






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






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






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






32. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






35. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






38. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Resources that can be renewed






45. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






50. Original inhabitants of an area