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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






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






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






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






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






6. Small - cohesive - conservative - isolated - nerly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race






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






8. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






9. A collection of languages that are related because of a common ancestor






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






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






12. Economy where people consume only what they produce






13. The raising of plants or animals






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






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






16. A grouping of like places or the functional union of places into a spatial unit






17. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






20. Massacre of a particular group






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






22. The growth of cities






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






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






25. Highly developed cultures






26. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






30. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






35. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






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






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






46. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






47. A limitation on imports






48. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






49. Government ruled by the people






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







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