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1
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What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

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Race is based on shared biological traits and ethnicity is based on shared cultural heritage

2
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Can people from different races be part of the same ethnicity?

A

Yes

3
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What does ethnikos mean?

A

National

4
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What does ethnos?

A

People

5
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What do people of the same ethnicities share?

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A cultural identity with people who are from the same homeland as them

6
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What is a way of self-identification?

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Ethnicity is a way of self-identification based on shared culture, history, and place of origin

7
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Why do most geographers dismiss race?

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Because race is literally skin deep and race can’t be tied to one specific place

8
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What is an ethnic group?

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A sense of group identity that doesn’t take biological traits into account- based on culture

9
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What are the 6 characteristics of ethnic groups?

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  1. A common proper name (ex: hispanic)
  2. Common ancestry and place of origin
  3. Shared history (Events, etc)
  4. One or more elements of culture (religion, language, customs, etc)
  5. Linked to a homeland
  6. A sense of solidarity and kinship
10
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What does chain migration create?

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Ethnic enclaves- concentrations of people with similar ethnicities. Ex: Chinatowm

11
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What is the amalgamation (melting pot) theory?

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The theory that ethnic groups will combine their traditions, values, and characteristics with one another to create a new group as a result of a multiethnic society

12
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What is the opposite of assimilation?

A

The amalgamation (melting pot) theory

13
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Define nationalism

A

Patriotism for your country

14
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What is the nationality in the UK?

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British

15
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What are the 4 major ethnicities in the UK?

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English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish

16
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What is the positive side to nationalism?

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It gives the people a strong sense of patriotism, national pride, and unity

17
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What’s the negative side to nationalism?

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It can lead to competition for power, territory, and discrimination against a minority ethnic group

18
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What country began to break up shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union?

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Yugoslavia

19
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What held the country Yugoslavia together? What happened after it fell apart?

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The communist government held the country together, but after the government fell all the ethnic groups competed for territory and power

20
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What were the 3 main ethnic groups in Yugoslavia?

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Bosniaks- Muslims
Croats- Catholic Christians
Serbs- Orthodox Christians

21
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What is Balkanization?

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The break up of a large, multiethnic state due to ethnic conflicts

22
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What did the conflict in Yugoslavia lead to?

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It lead to widespread ethnic cleansing, which is when a more powerful ethnic group seeks to forcibly remove or kill less powerful ethnicities in order to create a homogeneous region

23
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What can ethnic cleansing lead to?

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It can lead to discrimination, violence, genocide, and a major refugee crisis

24
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What is the largest multi-ethnic state?

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Russia

25
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How many ethnic groups does Russia have?

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185

26
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How did Russia divide itself into republics? (What did they take into consideration the most?)

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Russia subdivided into republics based on the majority and minority ethnic groups

27
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How did the way Russia subdivided cause problems?

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It caused some ethnic groups to seek autonomy/ self-rule, which leads to violence and civil war

28
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How many potential ethnic conflicts are there in Russia?

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2,000 potential conflicts are in Russia

29
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Why has Russia had to deal with so many years of violence in the southwestern part of the country?

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Because the majority of the Muslim republics like Chechnya and Dagestan are seeking independence from Russia

30
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Why are there so many ethic conflicts in Africa?

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Because of improperly drawn borders by European colonizers

31
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What is apartheid?

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The physical separation of different races into different geographic areas

32
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What are the 4 most common ethnicities in the UK?

A

English, Welsh, Scots, and Irish

33
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What is nationality in America?

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An american nationality describes all citizens of of the US, even those who immigrated from other countries and became citizens

34
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What is ethnicity?

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Ethnicity identifies groups with distinct ancestry and cultural traditions

35
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What is nationalism?

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The patriotism for one’s country

36
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Where in Africa has there been the most history of ethnic conflict/cleansing?

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Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Somalia, Rwanda, and the Congo