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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. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






5. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






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






10. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






11. 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






12. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






13. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






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






19. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






21. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






25. A limitation on imports






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






27. Population geography






28. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






29. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






36. A graph used to show age and sex composition






37. Government ruled by the people






38. A language with a writing system






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






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






41. Economy where people consume only what they produce






42. Place-name






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






44. Highly developed cultures






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






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






47. Massacre of a particular group






48. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






50. Goods brought into a country