Ethnicity - AP Human Geography

Ethnicity - AP Human Geography

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Cards (74)

Section 1

(50 cards)

Hispanic/Latino/Latina

Front

a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race; One of the largest ethnic minorities in the U.S.

Back

Nationalism

Front

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country or ethnic group.

Back

Genocide

Front

(n.) the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Back

segregation

Front

Separation of public life based on race; Laws established in the US Southern states after slavery and in effect until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s

Back

ethnic cleansing

Front

A process in which a more powerful ethnic group attempts to remove a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Back

Ethnic Enclave

Front

A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is different than the surrounding area.

Back

Part nation state

Front

When a nation overlaps the boundaries of multiple states/you have multiple nations states of the same the same nation (Arabia).

Back

nationality

Front

Identity as member of a nation/state; Legal status (citizenship); Allegiance (loyalty) to a nation/state

Back

Kurds

Front

The largest ethnic group in the world without a homeland; Divided among several nationalities including Turkish, Syrian, Iraqi, and Iranian nationalities.

Back

Multinational state

Front

State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.

Back

segregation

Front

Separation of public life based on race; Laws established in the US Southern states after slavery and in effect until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s

Back

Racist

Front

A person who subscribes to the beliefs of racism.

Back

Balkanized

Front

A small geographic area that could not successfully be organized into one or more stable states because it was inhabited by many ethnicities with complex, long-standing antagonisms toward each other.

Back

racism

Front

A belief in superiority or inferiority of people purely because of race.

Back

ethnic cleansing

Front

A process in which a more powerful ethnic group attempts to remove a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Back

racism

Front

A belief in superiority or inferiority of people purely because of race.

Back

Triangular Slave Trade

Front

A practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.

Back

Balkanization

Front

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities.

Back

Centripetal force

Front

An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.

Back

Blockbusting

Front

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood.

Back

Apartheid

Front

A South African policy of complete legal separation of the races, including the banning of all social contacts between blacks and whites.

Back

Ethnoburb

Front

A suburban area with a cluster of a particular ethnic group. a suburb with a concentration of a particular ethnic group.

Back

Sharecropper

Front

A person who works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent and repays loans by turning over to the landowner a share of the crops.

Back

race

Front

Physical traits; Identity with a group of people based on a biological ancestor.

Back

ethnicity

Front

Cultural traits; Identity with people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth.

Back

Race

Front

Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor.

Back

Nationality

Front

Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there.

Back

Multiethnic State

Front

A state that contains more than one ethnicity.

Back

Rwanda

Front

An East African country of 12 million with its capital at Kigali; Site of a 1994 genocide in which the majority Hutu ethnic group attempted to murder all the minority Tutsi ethnic groups.

Back

Kurds

Front

The largest ethnic group in the world without a homeland; Divided among several nationalities including Turkish, Syrian, Iraqi, and Iranian nationalities.

Back

genocide

Front

The mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to create an ethnically homogenous region.

Back

Apartheid

Front

Separation of races into geographic areas ("homelands"); Forced migration of blacks into "homelands"; Established in South Africa after independence from the British Empire and in effect until the 1990s.

Back

Apartheid

Front

A South African policy of complete legal separation of the races, including the banning of all social contacts between blacks and whites.

Back

Racism

Front

Belief that one race is superior to another.

Back

Indian partition of 1947

Front

British exit lead to ethnic conflict and the creation of Pakistan

Back

Ethnic cleansing

Front

Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Back

race

Front

Physical traits; Identity with a group of people based on a biological ancestor.

Back

Apartheid

Front

Separation of races into geographic areas ("homelands"); Forced migration of blacks into "homelands"; Established in South Africa after independence from the British Empire and in effect until the 1990s.

Back

Centrifugal force

Front

A force that divides people and countries.

Back

nationality

Front

Identity as member of a nation/state; Legal status (citizenship); Allegiance (loyalty) to a nation/state

Back

ethnicity

Front

Cultural traits; Identity with people who share cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth.

Back

Ethnicity

Front

A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

Back

Ghetto

Front

A section of a city where members of a minority group live due to social, legal or economic pressure

Back

genocide

Front

The mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to create an ethnically homogenous region.

Back

Indian partition of 1947

Front

British exit lead to ethnic conflict and the creation of Pakistan

Back

Self determination

Front

Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.

Back

White flight

Front

The departure of whites from places (like urban neighborhoods or schools) increasingly or predominantly populated by ethnic minorities.

Back

Hispanic/Latino/Latina

Front

a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race; One of the largest ethnic minorities in the U.S.

Back

Rwanda

Front

An East African country of 12 million with its capital at Kigali; Site of a 1994 genocide in which the majority Hutu ethnic group attempted to murder all the minority Tutsi ethnic groups.

Back

Nation-state

Front

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality.

Back

Section 2

(24 cards)

Ethnic Enclave

Front

A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is different than the surrounding area.

Back

Racist

Front

A person who subscribes to the beliefs of racism.

Back

Blockbusting

Front

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood.

Back

Ethnic cleansing

Front

Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region.

Back

Sharecropper

Front

A person who works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent and repays loans by turning over to the landowner a share of the crops.

Back

Ghetto

Front

A section of a city where members of a minority group live due to social, legal or economic pressure

Back

Genocide

Front

(n.) the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

Back

Balkanized

Front

A small geographic area that could not successfully be organized into one or more stable states because it was inhabited by many ethnicities with complex, long-standing antagonisms toward each other.

Back

Part nation state

Front

When a nation overlaps the boundaries of multiple states/you have multiple nations states of the same the same nation (Arabia).

Back

Race

Front

Identity with a group of people descended from a common ancestor.

Back

Ethnoburb

Front

A suburban area with a cluster of a particular ethnic group. a suburb with a concentration of a particular ethnic group.

Back

Racism

Front

Belief that one race is superior to another.

Back

Balkanization

Front

Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities.

Back

Centripetal force

Front

An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.

Back

Triangular Slave Trade

Front

A practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.

Back

White flight

Front

The departure of whites from places (like urban neighborhoods or schools) increasingly or predominantly populated by ethnic minorities.

Back

Nationalism

Front

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country or ethnic group.

Back

Self determination

Front

Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.

Back

Nation-state

Front

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality.

Back

Ethnicity

Front

A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

Back

Centrifugal force

Front

A force that divides people and countries.

Back

Multiethnic State

Front

A state that contains more than one ethnicity.

Back

Multinational state

Front

State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.

Back

Nationality

Front

Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there.

Back