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AP Human Geography
ethnicity vocab
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Geography
9th Grade
02/21/2011

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apartheid
Definition
any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.
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balkanization
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to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
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blockbusting
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the prosses of which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell there houses at lower prices because of the fear of people of color will move into the neighborhood
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centripetal force
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an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
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centrifugal force
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A force that pulls a state apart
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ethnicity
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ethnic traits, background, alliance, or association
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ethnic cleansing
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to wipe out a ethnic group; like the jews
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multi-ethnic state
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multinational state
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A multinational state is a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations
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nationalism
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devotion and loyalty to one's own nation; patriotism
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nationality
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the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization
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nation-state
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a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality
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part nation state
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race
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identity with a group of people descending from a common ancestor
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racism
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hatred or intolerance of another race or other races
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self-detemination
Definition
determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence
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