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DSST Cultural Geography

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






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






3. Population geography






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






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






6. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






7. Those countries having much technology and manufacturing






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






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






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






11. A graph used to show age and sex composition






12. The numerical ratio of males to females






13. A visible marker of ethnicity on the landscape






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






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






16. Original inhabitants of an area






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






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






19. Economy where people consume only what they produce






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






21. The growth of cities






22. Growth to a global or worldwide scale






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






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






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






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






27. The annual number of deaths per 1000 of population






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






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






30. 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






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






32. A government ruled by a king or queen






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. A dialect spoken by a particular ethnic group






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Structures built in a traditional manner






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






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






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






48. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






49. Goods brought into a country






50. The absence of trade-distorting policies that give domestic firms - households - or factors of production an advantage over foreign ones







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