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






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






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






4. Original inhabitants of an area






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






6. The growth of cities






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






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






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






10. Taxes on imports or exports






11. Goods brought into a country






12. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






13. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






16. A limitation on imports






17. Spread of an innovation that occurs by physically moving to a new area bringing the innovation with you






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






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






20. The ability of people - ideas - or things to move freely through space






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






22. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






23. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






26. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






31. Government ruled by the people






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






33. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






35. A government in which the people have no rights; one person or a small group of people rule the country by force and make all the laws






36. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






41. Massacre of a particular group






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






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






47. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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