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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






4. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






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






6. 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






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






8. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






11. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






15. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






16. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






19. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






20. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






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






22. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. One who can speak many languages






31. Massacre of a particular group






32. Group of people who share common ancestry - language - religion - customs - or combination of such characteristics






33. Highly developed cultures






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






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






36. A limitation on imports






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






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






39. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






40. Government ruled by the people






41. Goods brought into a country






42. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






44. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






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






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







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