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Acculturation

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an ethnic group moving to a new area and adopting the values of the larger, receiving culture while still maintaining major elements of their own culture

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Assimilation

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when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group

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Multiculturalism

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the coexistence of several cultures in one society, with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study

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Nativism

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a violent, anti-immigrant attitude often formed by receiving cultures in attempt to reject immigrants and new cultures

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cultural relativism

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the concept that a persons beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that persons own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another

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ethnocentrism

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evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture

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centripetal force

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a force that unifies people

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centrifugal force

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a force that divides people

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cultural convergence

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a theory that two cultures will be more and more like each other as their interactions increase

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syncretism

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the uniting or attempted uniting of different cultures

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Diaspora

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the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel

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chain migration

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when people move to communities where relatives or friends migrated previously

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cluster migration

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a pattern of movement and settlement resulting from the collective action of a distinctive social or ethnic group

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step migration

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a process in which migrants reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves

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brain drain

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when migration out of a country is made up of highly skilled people

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guest workers

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people with temporary permission to work in another country

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remmitance

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money sent back to friends and family by immigrants in the country they left (can account for 40% of income in some small countries)

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intervening obstacles

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barriers that make it more difficult for immigrants to reach their final destination (usually a lack of money or no visa)

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intervening opportunities

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opportunities that make it easier for migrants to reach that final destination, or eliminate the need to reach the final destination (usually a job)

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crude birth/death rate

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number of live births/deaths per 1000 people in a population

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total fertility rate

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average number of children per women in a population

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rate of natural increase

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percentage by which a population is growing or declining (disregarding migration) RNI=(CBR-CDR)/10

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ethnic enclaves

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neighborhoods filled primarily with the same group of ethnic people (can from when chain migration occurs)

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birth deficit

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the slowing down of births in a population causing certain bars on a population pyramid to be significantly smaller than the bars below and above (during war)

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baby boom

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a spike in birth rate (after war)

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dependency ratio

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number of people in potential workforce (15-64) compared to number dependents (<15, >64) DR=potential workforce/dependent population

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irredentism

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when people try to take back land because of cultural ties to the population there

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enclave

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a country, or especially an outlying portion of a country, completely surrounded by another country

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exclave

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a portion of a country that is geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory

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internal waters

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any water inside of a country’s baseline

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Truman proclamation

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1945 - President Truman claims the need for new supplies of petroleum which experts believed to exist in the continental shelf of the coast of the U.S.
-he also claimed the U.S. should exercise jurisdiction over these resources because the U.S. would ensure they weren’t wasted

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UNCLOS 1

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1958 to address LOS and Truman Proclamation

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UNCLOS 2

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1960 no new agreements

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UNCLOS 3

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1973-1982 majority of current maritime laws regarding baseline, territorial waters, innocent passage, contiguous zone, EEZ, international waters

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Partition of Africa

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the invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during New Imperialism (1881-1914)

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Partition of India

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the division of British India into two independent states, India and Pakistan (1947)

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nation

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a group of people who have shared common cultural heritage and homeland

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nation-state

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a singular nation of people who have fulfilled the qualifications for a state (Japan, Iceland)

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multinational state

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a country that contains more than one nation within its border (Canada, U.S., U.K.)

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stateless nation

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a nation of people who do not have their own independent political entity (Palestinians, Catalans, Kurds)

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Berlin Conference

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1885 representatives from Europe met to lay out claims for the continent of Africa

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imperialism

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influencing another country or group of people through a variety of ways - direct conquest, economic control, cultural dominance

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colonialism

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a type of imperialism where people move into and settle on the land of another country

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decolonization

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independence movements from countries who were under imperial rule - 1945-1970 40 countries gained independence in Africa and Asia

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neocolonialism

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a new form of colonialism where developing countries are controlled by indirect means - usually economic but can be political and cultural

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shatterbelt

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a region that suffers from instability because of its location between two opposing regions

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devolution

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the transfer of political power from the central government to subnational levels of government (usually regional)

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supranationalism

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when multiple countries from an organization to collectively achieve greater benefits - military, economic, or political

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transnational corporations

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companies that conduct business on a global scale

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horizontal integration

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merging with a competitor of equal capabilities

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vertical integration

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merging with a company who is part of your supply chain

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chokepoint

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a strategic strait or canal which could be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic

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transhumance

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the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer

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transnational migration

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a process of movement and settlement across international borders in which individuals maintain or build multiple networks of connection to their country of origin while at the same time settling in a new country

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balkanization

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the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another

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gerrymandering

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manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class

AP Human Geography (5 decks)

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