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Geography
9th Grade
12/07/2010

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Apartheid
Definition
physical separation of different races into different geographic areas
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Balkanized
Definition
small area that could not be turned into a stable state because of many different ethnic groups and conflicts
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Balkanization
Definition
state breaks down because of conflicts among different ethnic groups
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Blockbusting
Definition
getting white families to sell houses at low prices for fear blacks would move into the neighborhood and bring back home values
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Centripetal Force
Definition
attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a state
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Ethnic Cleansing
Definition
move power ethnic group forcible removes a less powerful ethnic group to create an ethnically homogeneous region
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Ethnicity
Definition
identity with a group who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
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Multi-Ethnic State
Definition
a state that containes more than one ethnicity
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Nationalism
Definition
loyalty and devotion to a nationality
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Nationality
Definition
identity with a group who shares legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country
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Nation-state
Definition
territory that corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has transformed into a nationality
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Race
Definition
identity with a group of people who share a biological ancestor
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Self Determination
Definition
ethnic groups have the rightto govern themselves
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Sharecropper
Definition
works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent by giving the landowner a share of the crops.
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Triangular Slave Trade
Definition
an efficient triangular trading pattern from Europe to Africa to the Carribean back to Europe
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What is the distribution of Black ethnic groups by region in the united states?
Definition
Southeast and East coast 50 % of blacks live in cities
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What is the distribution of the Hispanic ethnic group by region in the united states?
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The Southwest
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What is the distribution of Asian ethnic groups by region in the united states?
Definition
the West Coast
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What is the distribution of American Indian ethnic groups by region in the united states?
Definition
The mid-west and the west, located mainly in rural areas
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What is the difference between Asian Americans and Asians in asia?
Definition
Asian Americans are an ethnic group in America who migrated from Asia, while Asians from Asia are a race descended from a common ancestor.
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What is the difference between Blacks and African Americans?
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African American's are blacks that descended from Africa, and Blacks are those who trace their culture to other regions, such as Latin America, Asia, or the pacific islands.
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What is a great example of a nation state?
Definition
Denmark, because it is populated by primarily one Ethnic group.
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What is nationalism often represented by?
Definition
Flags, songs, and symbols
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What is a great example of a multi-national state?
Definition
The Soviet Union, with 15 republics
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What do multi-national states cause?
Definition
turmoil by forcing different ethnic groups together who may not get along
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Why do ethnic groups clash?
Definition
ethnic competition to dominate nationality, and when ethnic groups are divided among more than one state
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What are some examples of countries with clshing ethnic groups?
Definition
Ethiopia & Eritea, Sudan, and Somalia
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What is a good example of forced migration?
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South Africa
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Where are some hotbeds of ethnic dispute?
Definition
Pakistan and India over kashmir and Sri Lanka
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Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslavia
Definition
Yugoslavia was created by the Allies after WW1, lots of conflict, broken into five countries in the early 1990s, Serbs and croats persecute the bosnian muslims is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peace is restored in 1998
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Ethnic cleansing in Serbia
Definition
The serbians attacked Albanian majority located in kosovo
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Tutsis and Hutis in Rwanda and Burundi 1960-1990's
Definition
spilled into other countries, millions of refuggees
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