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DSST Cultural Geography

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






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






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






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






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






6. Visible - genetic differences among groups; physical - biological






7. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






8. Original inhabitants of an area






9. Goods brought into a country






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






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






12. The growth of cities






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






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






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






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






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






18. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






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






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






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






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






24. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






25. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






28. 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






29. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






31. Place-name






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






33. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






35. One who can speak many languages






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






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






38. A language with a writing system






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






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






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






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






43. The numerical ratio of males to females






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






45. A limitation on imports






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






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






48. 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






49. Massacre of a particular group






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







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