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Test your basic knowledge |

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






2. The growth of cities






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






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






5. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






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






10. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






12. Goods brought into a country






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






14. Original inhabitants of an area






15. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






20. The raising of plants or animals






21. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






24. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






26. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






29. Population geography






30. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






32. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






34. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






35. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






37. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






38. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






40. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






41. 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






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






43. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






46. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






49. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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