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






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






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






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






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






6. Place-name






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






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






9. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






12. Highly developed cultures






13. To send goods to another country for sale






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






15. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






16. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






18. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






20. The raising of plants or animals






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






22. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. The growth of cities






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






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






31. Resources that can be renewed






32. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






35. Goods brought into a country






36. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






37. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






39. One who can speak many languages






40. Government ruled by the people






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






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






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






44. A limitation on imports






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






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






47. A language with a writing system






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






49. Population geography






50. Believed population will grow faster than food supply