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DSST Cultural Geography

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1. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






5. Massacre of a particular group






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






7. Place-name






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






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






10. Goods brought into a country






11. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






12. Population geography






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






14. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






18. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






28. Highly developed cultures






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






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






31. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






34. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






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






37. Original inhabitants of an area






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






39. One who can speak many languages






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






41. A language with a writing system






42. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






44. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






45. 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






46. A limitation on imports






47. 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






48. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






49. Structures built in a traditional manner






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







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