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DSST Cultural Geography

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






2. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






8. The raising of plants or animals






9. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






12. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






18. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






22. Government ruled by the people






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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






28. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






29. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






33. The growth of cities






34. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






35. Massacre of a particular group






36. Place-name






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






38. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






40. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






42. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






45. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






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






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







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