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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






2. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






6. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






7. Economy where people consume only what they produce






8. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






13. The spread of elements of culture from one point of origin over an area






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






15. A language with a writing system






16. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






18. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






27. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






28. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






30. 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






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






32. Voluntary movement of a group of migrants back to native country






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






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






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






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






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






38. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






40. Population geography






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






50. Original inhabitants of an area