For each term, provide a definition

1. apartheid
2. Balkanization:
3. centripetal force:
4. centrifugal force
5. barrio
6. barrioization
7. shatter belt
8. dowry death
9. ethnic cleansing
10. ethnic group
11. ethnicity
12. ethnocentrism
13. ghetto
14. multiethnic state
15. multinational state

Respuesta :

1. Apartheid= A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
2. Balkanisation= Dividing (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups.
3. Centripetal force= A force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving.
4. Centrifugal force= A force, arising from the body's inertia, which appears to act on a body moving in a circular path and is directed away from the centre around which the body is moving.
5. Barrio= A district of a town in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
6. Barrioization= A term used in the field of Human Geography. It is defined by geographer James Curtis as the "dramatic" increase in Hispanic population in a

Answer:

1. A system of racial segregation in south africa

2. the division of a country or place into smaller units that are often hostile to one another.

3. a force exploited on a body that's moving in a circular motion (think of a satellite orbiting Earth)

4. a force that acts outward on something moving around a center point (think of mud flying off a tire)

5. a ward, quarter, or district of a town in a spanish-speaking country.

6. a "dramatic" increase in the number of hispanic residents in a given area. The word is mainly used in the United States.

7. A region caught between two stronger, colliding forces. (Sudan, Balkan, Ukraine, Russia are considered shatterbelt regions).

8. death of a married woman driven by her spouse or in-laws over a dispute over their dowry. ( a dowry is property or money that a woman gives to her husband on their wedding. India is one place where this is extremely common).

9. the mass killing of an ethnic or religious group in a society. (an example would be the Holocaust, when Nazis tried to rid the world of Jews).

10. a group of people who share a common cultural background.

11. a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. (examples: asian, african american, latino, white, etc.)

12. thoughts one culture has on another culture based on their traditions. (example: is Asia, chopsticks are used for every meal. Asians might find it unnecessary for Americans to use forks, spoons, knives, etc.)

13. a part of a city occupied by minority groups, often can be described as a slum.

14. a state that contains more than one ethnic group.

15. a sovereign state that comprises two or more nations or states

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