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DSST Cultural Geography

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






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






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






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






5. Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting from an agricultural to an industrial economy.






6. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






8. Massacre of a particular group






9. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






11. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






15. A limitation on imports






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






17. Taxes on imports or exports






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The young and the old in a society who need care






24. Goods brought into a country






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






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






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






28. To send goods to another country for sale






29. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






31. Resources such as fossil fuels - which can not be made again.






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






42. A graph used to show age and sex composition






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






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






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






46. Place-name






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






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






49. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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







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