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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A language with a small vocabulary borrowed from another language; used in commerce






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Massacre of a particular group






9. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






10. The growth of cities






11. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






14. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






15. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






20. One who can speak many languages






21. The raising of plants or animals






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






23. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






27. A language with a writing system






28. A limitation on imports






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






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






31. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






33. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






35. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






37. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






39. Place-name






40. Population geography






41. A government ruled by a king or queen






42. 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






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






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






45. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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







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