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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. Goods brought into a country






2. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






8. The growth of cities






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






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






11. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






13. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






16. Resources that can be renewed






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






18. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






19. Highly developed cultures






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






21. Population geography






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






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






24. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






28. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






32. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






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






37. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






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






43. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






44. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






50. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood