apartheid
Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that physically seperated different races into geographic areas.
Barrio
An urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
barriozation
Defined by the geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in hispanic population in a given neighborhood
Shatterbelt
a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals (e.g., Israel or Kashmir today; Eastern Europe during the Cold War
dowry death
in arranged marriages in india, bride is killed for failure of father to pay dowry
Geopolotics
The study of the relationship between geography and politics
Domino Theory
the idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control
Reapportionment
the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
Buffer State
a country that separates two hostile countries
Human development index
a measure of quality of life using life expectancy, child survival, adult literacy, childhood education, gender equity and access to clan water and sanitation as well as income
Secondary sector
The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials
Irredentism
advocating restoration of territory to a nation
LDC
less developed country or nation with a low level of material well being
Gender Related developement sex
Compares the level of development of women with that of both sexes
Geopolitics
The study of the spatial and territorial dimensions of power relationships within the global political-territorial order