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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. One who can speak many languages






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






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






4. The raising of plants or animals






5. Population geography






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






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






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






9. Border of word usage or pronunciation






10. Place-name






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. A graph used to show age and sex composition






19. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






20. Economy where people consume only what they produce






21. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






25. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






27. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






29. 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






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






31. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






36. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






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






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






41. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






44. Highly developed cultures






45. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






49. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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







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