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






2. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






6. Population geography






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






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






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






10. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






21. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






24. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






25. A language with a writing system






26. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






28. The growth of cities






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






30. Highly developed cultures






31. Border of word usage or pronunciation






32. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






45. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






48. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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