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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 growth of cities






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






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






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






5. A graph used to show age and sex composition






6. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






7. Resources that can be renewed






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






9. The raising of plants or animals






10. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






16. A language with a writing system






17. Place-name






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






19. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






20. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






21. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






22. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






24. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






28. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






29. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






31. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






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






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






34. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






46. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






50. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group