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






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






4. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






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






10. One who can speak many languages






11. A graph used to show age and sex composition






12. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






14. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






15. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






18. The growth of cities






19. Population geography






20. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






22. Government ruled by the people






23. 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






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






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






26. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






27. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






32. Taxes on imports or exports






33. A language with a writing system






34. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






38. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






41. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






46. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






50. A government ruled by a king or queen