Mapping Race and Ethnicity

Glossary Anthropogeographer An individual who works at the intersection of the disciplines of anthropology and geography, using physical racial categorizations to explore the relationships between race and space. Anthropometric Mapping Mapping of individual racial traits, such as cephalic index, pigmentation, or stature. Ethnic Mapping Mapping of aspects of ethnicity, including religion, language, nationality, and culture. Otherness Term used to describe the Western tradition of categorizing the Western self against the exotic other through binary categorization, such as civilized/savage, advanced/primitive. Racial Mapping Mapping of supposedly discrete racial groups, which may be based on a combination of physical traits. Sign System A set of signs or symbols used within map texts and contributing to the internal power of maps. Elements of sign systems include data division, projection, orientation, shading, color, symbols for specific features, use of arrows and lines, legends, and marginalia. Social Construction Idea that categories such as race, ethnicity, and gender are socially produced and are not fixed.