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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. Government ruled by the people






2. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






4. Goods brought into a country






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






6. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






7. Economy where people consume only what they produce






8. The growth of cities






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






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






11. One who can speak many languages






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






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






14. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






15. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






16. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






25. 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






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






27. Belief that culture depends more on what people perceive the Environment to be than on the actual character of the Environment






28. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






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






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






33. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






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






37. Population geography






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






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






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






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






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






43. Place-name






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






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






46. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






49. A language with a writing system






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







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