human geography final

angle island

the island in San Francisco Bay where Asian immigrants were held

ellis island

an island in New York Bay that was formerly the pincipal immigration station for the United States

brain drain

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries

chain migration

the migration event in which individuals follow the migratory path of preceding friends or family

refugee

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural dissasters

internally displaced person (IDP)

someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border

arab spring

a series of popular revolts in several countries in the middle east and north aferica that cought an end to authoritarian, often western-supported regimes

ISIS

A terrorist group that tried to seize territory in Iraq and Syria through extreme acts of terrorism during the Syrian Civil War

Chinese Exclusion Act

1882 law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers

new colossus

Poem written on the Statue of Liberty that says "give us your tired, your poor, your huddles masses yearning to breathe free."

1965 naturalization act

Shifted immigration to a system that favored immigrants with skills, family reunification, and humanitarian status.

asylum seeker

a migrant hoping to be declared a refugee in a foreign country and given protection

Melilla

Part of Spain where refugees can be given asylum by the EU

Irish Potato Famine

A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland, potatoes, was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items, such as wheat and oats, but Great Britain required them to export those items to them, leaving nothing for the Irish to live on. As a result, over 1 million Irish died of starvation or disease, while millions of others migrated to the United States.

Atlantic Slave Trade

the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas; largest example of forced migration in human history

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

Northern Triangle

Migration to a new location

Immigration

Syrian Civil War

ongoing conflict between bashar al- assad and diverse rebel forces that finally came to an end

visa

an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country.

Bracero Program (1942)

Program established by agreement with the Mexican government to recruit temporary Mexican agricultural workers to the United States to make up for wartime labor shortages in the Far West. The program persisted until 1964, by when it had sponsored 4.5 million border crossings.

Colossus of Rhodes

Largest known Greek statues, one of the wonders of the ancient world

Statue of Liberty

European immigrants saw this structure as a symbol of hope and freedom as they came to the U.S.

47.8 million

Total number of immigrants living in the United States

122.6 million

Total number of forcibly displaced people worldwide

push factors

a factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region

pull factors

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location

largest religion in the world

christianity

does religion stay the same over time

no

three largest religions are

christianity, islam, hinduism

not a branch of christianity

lutheran

patriarch of 3 major monotheistic religions

abraham

what hindu institution was criticized by the british

caste system

what architecture is associated with this religion

islam

the struggle to defend the faith, but often misinterpreted as a “holy war”

jihad

holy book of judaism is called

torah

laws that all muslims must follow, such as praying 5 times a day are called

5 pillars

holy book of hinduism

vedas

who is the founder of buddhism

siddhartha gautama

name of muslim holy book

quran

who is the founder of islam

muhammad

who is the founder of hinduism

there is no single founder

this religion follow the eightfold path- one of the four noble truths

buddhism

who is the founder of judaism

abraham

which religion can be seen as believing in many gods

hinduism

founded by jesus

christianity

the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions tha believe in multiple gods

monotheistic

where buddha attained enlightenment - often a place of pilgrimage for followers

bodh gaya, india

this image displays the founder of

buddhism

moksha is the ultimate goal of

hinduism

the earliest monotheistic faith would have been

judaism

what is not a part of the 5 pillars

sharia

what is the largest branch of islam

sunni

what determines your next caste

karma

what is not one of the 3 holiest cities for muslims

tehran

kosher is to judaism, as ___ is to islam

halal

how do hindus dispose of the dead

cremation

what is not a branch of buddhism

brahman

jewish holiday celebrating the delivery of the people from slavery

passover

what is the most populated muslim country

indonesia

when is the muslim day of worship

friday

what language is the torah written in

hebrew

what is the holiest day for christians

easter

who lead the protestant reformation

martin luther

what is the fastest growing religion today

islam

which of these is often found in a mosque

minaret

what religion is known for meditation

buddhism

what religion is know for the star of david

judaism

what religion is know for having temples in there homes

hinduism

exile and diaspora would be associated with the spread of

judaism

churches are associated with

christianity

why did islam split into sunni and shiite after the death of muhammad

leadership disagreement

how do hindus achieve purification

ritual bathing

the dalai lama is assosiated with what religion

buddism

who migrated into the indian peninsula, helping to create hinduism

aryans

what is the end result in moksha

varanasi

how many indian children die each year from drinking the dirty water in the ganges river

300,000

what is another name for the ganges river

ma ganga

what is the majority religion in myanmar

buddhism

what group is being violently targeted by buddhists extremsists in mynmar

rohingya muslims

hate groups

Organizations that promote hostility or violence toward others based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

discrimination

the dinial of opportunities and equal right to people based on ascribed status. (it’s an action)

prejudice

A preconceived judgement or opinion, based on limited information. It is often a negative attitude towards an entire category of people.

Racism

Belief that one race is superior to another

Institutional Discrimination

The denial of opportunities and equal rights that results from the normal operations of a society.

cultural appropriation

the process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit

implicit bias

attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner; i.e. peanut butter and jelly

hate crime

a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically one involving violence.

ethnicity

Identity with a group of people that share distinct traits as a product of common ancestry and cultural traditions.

nationality

Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place as a result of being born there.

race

A social construct based on assumed physical characteristics like the color of one's skin.

Nelson Mandela

ANC leader imprisoned by Afrikaner regime; released in 1990 and elected as president of South Africa in 1994.

Afrikaners

Descendants of the Dutch settlers in the Cape Colony in southern Africa who implemented the apartheid system

Apartheid

The system of racial segregation practiced in the Republic of South Africa until the 1990s, which involved political, legal, and economic discrimination against non-whites.

Bantustans

Tribal homelands established by the apartheid regime to deprive the black majority of South African citizenship

Springbok

The symbol of the South African rugby team

Passbook

document formerly issued to a Black person in South Africa and used to enforce certain legal and economic restrictions under the apartheid system

Robben Island

An Afrikaner prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 years in jail.

What sport helped to unite South Africa post-Apartheid?

rugby

what did black south afericans have to carry with them at all times

pass book

what european power colonized south africa

dutch and great britain