AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 4.10 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 4.10 of AP Human Geography – Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Term

Centripetal Force

Definition

A process that strengthens identification with the state, increases cooperation, and helps hold the state together

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Centripetal Force
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A process that strengthens identification with the state, increases cooperation, and helps hold the state together

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Centrifugal Force
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A process that weakens identification with the state, intensifies internal divisions, and may pull the state apart

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Failed State / State Failure
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A sovereign state whose central government cannot exercise effective authority over much of its territory or perform essential functions

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Uneven Development
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The unequal distribution of wealth, employment, infrastructure, investment, and public services among regions

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Stateless Nation
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A nation with a shared identity and homeland that does not possess an independent sovereign state of its own

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Ethnic Nationalist Movement / Ethnonationalist Movement
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A political movement claiming that an ethnic group constitutes a nation and should receive recognition, autonomy, territorial control, or statehood

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Ethnonationalism
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National belonging based on shared ethnicity, ancestry, language, history, or cultural tradition

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Civic Nationalism
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National belonging based on common citizenship, laws, institutions, and political values rather than primarily on ethnicity

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More Equitable Infrastructure Development
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The broader regional distribution of infrastructure and public services, reducing disparities and connecting peripheral populations to the state

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Cultural Cohesion
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The degree to which people share practices, institutions, symbols, and membership in the same political community

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