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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. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






6. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






7. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






9. Population geography






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






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






12. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






14. Original inhabitants of an area






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






16. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






17. Highly developed cultures






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






19. One who can speak many languages






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






21. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A graph used to show age and sex composition






29. Border of word usage or pronunciation






30. Taxes on imports or exports






31. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






32. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






33. The numerical ratio of males to females






34. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






36. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A government ruled by a king or queen






45. A limitation on imports






46. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






48. Massacre of a particular group






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






50. Place-name