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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A barrier that permits some aspects of an innovation to diffuse through it but weakens continued spread






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






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






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






5. Goods brought into a country






6. Economy where people consume only what they produce






7. An area protected by isolation where a language has survived unchanged






8. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






10. A type of expansion diffusion where an innovation spreads very quickly - like a fast spreading disease






11. One who can speak many languages






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






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






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






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






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






17. Original inhabitants of an area






18. The growth of cities






19. The study of spatial patterns & of differences & similarities from one place to another in Environment and culture; to write about the earth






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






28. To send goods to another country for sale






29. Highly developed cultures






30. A graph used to show age and sex composition






31. Population geography






32. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






34. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






35. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






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






38. The raising of plants or animals






39. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






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






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






45. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






46. A limitation on imports






47. 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






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






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






50. Believed population will grow faster than food supply







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