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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
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