Human (wickens) Flashcards
Political conflict
A state of ongoing hostility between 2 or more groups if people
Geographical conflict
Often the result of opposing cures about the ways in which a resource might be developed or used
Name 5 causes of conflict
- Identity (nationalism, regionalism, localism )
- Ethnicity
- Culture
- Territory
- Ideology
Define identity
A sense of belonging to a group or geograohical a area where there is the same genetic character, distinguishing character or personality.
May be determined by : ethnicity, language or religion
People seek to maintain it at all costs
Name the three scales identity is evident at
Nationalism
Regionalism
Localism
Define nationalism
Loyalty and devotion to a nation
Creates a since if national consciousness, exalting that nation above all others.
The culture and interests of only that nation are promoted
Define regionalism
Loyalty to a nation or distant region with a population that shares similarities.
It can sometimes lead to the development of a political or social system bases on one or more such areas
Define localism
An affection for an area.
Rarely manifests in a political sense
Demonstrated by NIMBYISM, which occurs when reluctant to have their areas affected by development
Define ethnicity
Grouping of people according to their ethnic origins.
In narrow terms it describes the racial makeup of a population (but also racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic or cultural origins)
What ethnicity is CAUCSOID
White
What ethnicity is MONGOLOID
East and South easy Asian
What ethnicity is NEGROID
Sub Saharan African
What ethnicity is POLYNESIAN
Sub region of Oceania
Define culture
Customary beliefs, social norms and traits of a racial, religious or social group.
Proud of culture and protect it
Variations in culture ENRICH country (uk)
Cultural origins are historical and may be lost in time
Define territory
Geograohical area belonging to a government
Conflict = dispute about who had authority over it
Happens in low populated areas (eg deserts ) where boarders depend on natural phenomena (rivers, mountains )
