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DSST Cultural Geography

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






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






3. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






4. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






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






6. 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






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






8. Resources that can be renewed






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






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






11. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






12. A government ruled by a king or queen






13. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






14. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






17. A language with a writing system






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






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






20. A cultivation system that features the interpolating of trees with field crops






21. To send goods to another country for sale






22. Government ruled by the people






23. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






32. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






35. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






37. Population geography






38. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






39. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






40. Massacre of a particular group






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






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






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






44. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






47. A graph used to show age and sex composition






48. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






49. Structures built in a traditional manner






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







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