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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 annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






3. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






5. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






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






10. A limitation on imports






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






12. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






15. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






16. Economy where people consume only what they produce






17. To send goods to another country for sale






18. The numerical ratio of males to females






19. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






21. Government ruled by the people






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






23. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones






24. Population geography






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






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






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






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






29. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






32. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






34. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






45. Highly developed cultures






46. Massacre of a particular group






47. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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