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






2. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






3. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






5. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






7. Original inhabitants of an area






8. Population geography






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






10. Taxes on imports or exports






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






12. A limitation on imports






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






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






15. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






18. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






19. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






21. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






22. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






24. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






37. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






40. 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






41. Government ruled by the people






42. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






46. A belief - theory that the Environment may be one influence in how a person or culture develops but that there are other equally important factors






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






48. Wide range of tales - legends - lore - beliefs - superstitions






49. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






50. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently