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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A group of people who share a common acestry or traditions living as a minority in a larger society






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A government ruled by a king or queen






15. Resources that can be renewed






16. Border of word usage or pronunciation






17. Massacre of a particular group






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






19. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






20. A graph used to show age and sex composition






21. The removal of an unwanted ethnic minority from a nation-state through mass-killing - deportation - or imprisonment






22. One who can speak many languages






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






24. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






26. The growth of cities






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






28. Favorable - attractive conditions that affect migration






29. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






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






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






40. A part of a region; more personal - individual - Ex. McHenry






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






42. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






44. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






46. A person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger






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






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






49. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






50. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population







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