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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. Culture based in large - heterogeneous societies permitting individualism - CHANGE - money - economy - weakened interpersonal relationships.






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






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






4. The raising of plants or animals






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






6. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






8. Border of word usage or pronunciation






9. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






12. 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






13. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






17. The growth of cities






18. Goods brought into a country






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






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






22. Massacre of a particular group






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






24. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






25. A language with a writing system






26. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






32. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






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






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






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






38. Highly developed cultures






39. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






40. To send goods to another country for sale






41. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






45. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






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






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






50. A limitation on imports







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