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Which areas of the US have the highest ethnic diversity and why?

Florida, Northeast (especially NY), states that border Mexico

How did colonization impact ethnic ties / land in Africa?

Borders were drawn with little to no concern for ethnic lands, causing conflicts when nations achieved independence (who would lead?)

What is nationalism?

loyalty / devotion to a nationality. Promote that nationality over all others.

Explain separate but equal.

Plessy v.Ferguson (1896) / Brown v. Board of Education (1954) / Answers will vary.

What is blockbusting?

White owners were convinced to sell their homes before blacks moved in and then blacks were charged high prices for the same home.

How could Barack Obama have a difficulty time identifying his race / ethnicity / nationality?

He has a white American mother who is of English descent and a black African father from Kenya.

What is an ethnic neighborhood and give an example?

Place where there is a concentration of people with the same ethnicity within a city.

What is ethnic cleansing and provide an example?

Attempt to remove an entire ethnic group (usually violently) (Armenia, Holocaust, Rwanda, Kosovo).

What is the difference between an enclave and exclave?

Enclave: nation surrounded by another state (Lesotho) / Exclave: part of a nation that is geographically separated (Kalingrad / Alaska)

What is a multi-national state?

Area where two or more ethnic groups agree to coexist (UK, Russia, US).

What is the difference between nation, state, and nation-state?

Nation: group who share common culture, state: control sovereign territory, nation-state: similar culture and control territory.

What is Balkanization?

This is the fracturing of an area due to intense nationalism / ethnic tension.

Explain Apartheid and compare to to Jim Crow.

Answers will vary.

Give an example of forced migration and explain.

Answers will vary (Africans-slaves, Irish potato famine, Holocaust, Diaspora, Indian removal, Japanese internment)

What is the Great Migration?

Influx of African American people moving to the major cities of the US to find better jobs (after WWII).

How did ethnicity lead to the division of India / Pakistan?

India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan sought independence due to religious differences.

Give an example of a stateless nation and explain

Kurds, Basques, Quebecois, etc.

Explain the difference between centripetal / centrifugal forces and how they apply to race.

Centripetal (bonds an area) / Centrifugal (tears it apart). Examples will vary.

Explain the concept of white flight?

When white people leave an area due to an increase of other minorities (usually African American)

What is redlining?

An illegal practice where people deny loans to certain people, usually racial based (almost literally draw a red line on a map and those inside are denied).

Where are the major minority groups located in the US (Hispanic, African Americans, and Asian Americans)?

Hispanic (Southwest / California), African Americans (Southeast / inner cities), and Asian Americans (Hawaii / California)

What is the difference between de jure and de factor segregation?

De jure is legal segregation and de factor is more custom segregation.

What is race?

These are the biological traits that separate the people of earth.

What is a hearth?

Location where some type of culture / cultural trait originates.