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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A barrier that completely halts the diffusion or spread of an innovation; completely blocks






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






3. The raising of plants or animals






4. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A limitation on imports






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






14. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






19. The growth of cities






20. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






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






22. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






23. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






24. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






28. Resources that can be renewed






29. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






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






35. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






37. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






38. 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






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






40. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






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






43. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






44. Structures built in a traditional manner






45. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






48. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






50. Highly developed cultures







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