AP Human Geography Ch. 5 Vocabulary
Apartheid
An official policy of racial segregation, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
Ex: South Africa
Balkanization
To divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
Ex: Sudan
Barrioization
Defined by geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood
Ex: Large Cuban immigration to Miami
Dowry
Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
Ex: India
Dowry deaths
Disputes over the price to be paid by the family of the bride to the father of the groom (the dowry) have, in some cases, led to the death of the bride
Ex: Arranged marriages in India
Ethnic Cleansing
The mass expulsion or killing of members of an ethnic or religious group in a society.
Ex: The Holocaust
Ethnicity
Affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture.
Ex: Germans
Gender
Social differences between men and women, rather than the anatomical, biological differences between the sexes. What is considered "masculine" or "feminine" varies greatly over time and space
Ex: Females wearing dresses
Identity
Defined by geographer Gillian Rose as "how we make sense of ourselves", how people see themselves at different scales
Ex: Race
Nationalism
An extreme form of patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts esp. marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
Ex: Nazis
Nationality
Distinctive national or ethnic character
Ex: Chinese
Nation-state
A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation)
Ex: Japan
Race
A categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics
Ex: African American
Racism
Frequently referred to as a system or attitude toward visible differences in individuals, it is an ideology of difference that ascribes significance and meaning to culturally, socially, and politically
An official policy of racial segregation, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
Ex: South Africa
Balkanization
To divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
Ex: Sudan
Barrioization
Defined by geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood
Ex: Large Cuban immigration to Miami
Dowry
Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
Ex: India
Dowry deaths
Disputes over the price to be paid by the family of the bride to the father of the groom (the dowry) have, in some cases, led to the death of the bride
Ex: Arranged marriages in India
Ethnic Cleansing
The mass expulsion or killing of members of an ethnic or religious group in a society.
Ex: The Holocaust
Ethnicity
Affiliation or identity within a group of people bound by common ancestry and culture.
Ex: Germans
Gender
Social differences between men and women, rather than the anatomical, biological differences between the sexes. What is considered "masculine" or "feminine" varies greatly over time and space
Ex: Females wearing dresses
Identity
Defined by geographer Gillian Rose as "how we make sense of ourselves", how people see themselves at different scales
Ex: Race
Nationalism
An extreme form of patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts esp. marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
Ex: Nazis
Nationality
Distinctive national or ethnic character
Ex: Chinese
Nation-state
A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation)
Ex: Japan
Race
A categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics
Ex: African American
Racism
Frequently referred to as a system or attitude toward visible differences in individuals, it is an ideology of difference that ascribes significance and meaning to culturally, socially, and politically