Race And Ethnicity Flashcards
What is nationalism
Loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality
What is apartheid? Where?
The physical separation of different races into different geographic areas
SOUTH AFRICA
What area is a multinational state
The UNITED KINGDOM
What is race?
An identity with a group of people who share a biological ancestor
Why is ethnicity important to geographers
It’s characteristics derive from distinctive features of particular places on earth
What is ethnic cleansing?
A more powerful group removes a less powerful ethnic group to create a homogeneous region
What percent is Hispanics?
15%
Where do African Americans live
South east
Where do Asian Americans live
West
De facto segregation
Racial segregation by fact
De jure segregation
Racial segregation enforced by law
Recent example of ethnic cleansing
Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovia
