Civics chapter 1 study guide Flashcards
Study of what it means to be an American citizen.
Civics
A person who flees persecution in his or her homeland to seek safety in other nations.
Refugee
Ideas that people hold dear and try to live by
Values
Authority that acts in behalf of a group of people
An agent
The study of characteristics of human populations.
Demography
Member of a nation
A citizen
Process by which an alien becomes a citizen
Naturalization
Born in the United States
Natural Born citizen
Citizen of another country who lives in the United States.
Resident Alien
The annual member of live births per 1000 members of a population.
Birth rate
Official count of the number of people living in the United States that is taken every 10 years.
The U.S census
Movement of large numbers of people from region to region
Mass Migration
The annual number of deaths per 1000 members of the population.
Mortality/ Death rate
A person who comes to the United States from another country to settle as a permanent resident.
An immigrant/alien
Limit placed on the number of immigrants that may enter the United States each year
675,000
A person born in any one of the 50 states or in any U.S territory is a(n)……
U.S citizen
A natural increase in population occurs when the ………. of a nation is greater than it’s death rate.
Birth rate
The areas surrounding large cities are called
Metropolitan areas.
A nations population may grow through natural increase, the addition of new territory, or through ………..
Immigration
The majority of American live in ……… areas
Urban
If your ……… are U.S citizens, you are a U.S citizen, regardless of where you were born.
Parents
The ……. is the U.S region made up of states in the South and West.
Southeast
A person may become a U.S citizen by …….. or naturalization.
Birth rate
Filling out an application and taking an examination are two steps in the ……….. process for aliens.
Naturalization
As American Citizens, ,we are all guaranteed the same rights and ……
freedom
A good citizen believes In ……… of opportunity for all citizens.
Equality
Freedom and equality are two examples of American ……………….
Values/Rights/The American Dream
Undocumented residents are also called ………..
Illegal Alien
……… is one of the most important responsibilities of a citizen.
Voting
The Latin word for civics mean ……..
City Dweller/a citizen
