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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. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






2. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






5. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






6. One who can speak many languages






7. Government ruled by the people






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






9. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






10. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






13. Highly developed cultures






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






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 language with a writing system






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






18. Place-name






19. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






22. Original inhabitants of an area






23. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






24. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






28. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






29. A limitation on imports






30. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






33. The numerical ratio of males to females






34. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






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






41. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






43. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. To send goods to another country for sale






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