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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






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






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






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






7. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






10. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






13. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






15. A language with a writing system






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. The spread of innovations within an area in a snowballing process; users increase & area of occurrence grows






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






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






25. Place-name






26. Border of word usage or pronunciation






27. Original inhabitants of an area






28. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






30. Structures built in a traditional manner






31. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






32. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






35. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






36. One who can speak many languages






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






38. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






41. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






44. The growth of cities






45. Resources that can be renewed






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






47. To send goods to another country for sale






48. 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






49. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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







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