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






3. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






5. The ability to speak 2 languages fluently






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






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






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






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






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






11. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






12. The ability of people - ideas - or things to move freely through space






13. Economy where people consume only what they produce






14. The growth of cities






15. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






16. Population geography






17. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






20. Structures built in a traditional manner






21. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






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






23. Place-name






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






25. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






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






30. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






31. The raising of plants or animals






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






33. Highly developed cultures






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






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






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






37. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






49. Resources that can be renewed






50. Border of word usage or pronunciation







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