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






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






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






4. To send goods to another country for sale






5. Massacre of a particular group






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






7. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






8. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






10. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






11. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






13. Border of word usage or pronunciation






14. Population geography






15. 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






16. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






18. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






22. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






23. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






26. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






31. Original inhabitants of an area






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






46. Place-name






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






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






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






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