GEOG 1101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Irredentism, Political Geography, Balkanization
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Ethnicity: identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland. Race: identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait such as skin color. Nationality: identity with a group of people who share legal attachment to a particular state (country). Us one of most diverse countries in world due to migration. Religious wars of europe & slave trade. Mexico is one of largest source areas into us! Catalonia: ind. region of spain wants to separate! Movement of secession based upon cultural identity from larger multi nation state. Breaking down of state into smaller units based upon ethnic presence. Croatia, slovenia, serbia, montenegro, bosnia, macedonia, & kosovo. Nation-state claims lands outside of its borders because it"s citizens live there. Russians annex the crimea due to russian majority wanting control from. Event going on at hotel night massacre started: un peace conference. Hutu phys char: dark, short, stocky, flat nose.
