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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






5. A language with a writing system






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






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






8. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






9. Massacre of a particular group






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






11. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Economy where people consume only what they produce






19. One who can speak many languages






20. The growth of cities






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






22. Highly developed cultures






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






24. A limitation on imports






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






32. 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






33. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






37. The raising of plants or animals






38. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






40. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






42. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






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






46. A government ruled by a king or queen






47. Place-name






48. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






50. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape







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