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DSST Cultural Geography

Subjects : dsst, geography
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1. A distinctive local or regional variant of a language






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






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






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






5. Complete bending of ethnic group with host society






6. To send goods to another country for sale






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Impoverished urban - Hispanic neighborhood






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






16. Contaminated areas where ethnic or racial groups may live






17. Border of word usage or pronunciation






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






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






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






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






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






23. A government ruled by a king or queen






24. Landscapes that express the values - beliefs - & meanings of a particular culture






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






26. Population geography






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






28. Resources that can be renewed






29. 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






30. Believed population will grow faster than food supply






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






32. One who can speak many languages






33. Those fleeing from persecution in their country






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






35. Annual number of births per 1000 of the population






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






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






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






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






40. Goods brought into a country






41. Highly developed cultures






42. Unfavorable - repelling conditions that affect migration






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






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






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






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






47. Original inhabitants of an area






48. A limitation on imports






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






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







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