Exam 3

Question 1

What do ethnic divisions influence

Answer 1

shape division of land, activities, structure styles

Question 2

Ethnic homeland

Answer 2

common ancestry
distinct culture
transferable

Question 3

ethnic homeland

Acadiana

Answer 3

Louisiana
French and Cajun

Question 4

ethnic homeland

Spanish Americas

Answer 4

Highland New Mexico
Colorado
S Texas

Question 5

ethnic homelands

Navajo Reservation

Answer 5

New Mexico
Arizona

Question 6

ethnic homelands

French Canadian

Answer 6

valley of st. Lawrence river

Question 7

Mormon homeland

Answer 7

Basin and west

Question 8

Ethnic Islands

Answer 8

rural areas
smaller than homeland
more people than homeland

Question 9

Ethnic Islands

Germans

Answer 9

SE Pennsylvania &
Wisconsin

Question 10

Ethnic Islands

Scandanavians

Answer 10

Minnesota
East Dakotas
West Wisconsin

Question 11

Ethnic Islands

Ukranians

Answer 11

Canada

Question 12

Ethnic Islands

Slavic

Answer 12

Midwest
Texas

Question 13

Acculturation
why?

Answer 13

immigrants willingly adopting recieving society culture
- to function economically and socially

Question 14

Difference of assimilation and acculturation

Answer 14

assimilation is forced and original identity is completely lost

Question 15

Did a lot of people assimilate into melting pot of US?
what about recently?

Answer 15

NO
past 25 has been ressurgence

Question 16

Cultural Pluralism

Answer 16

members of ethnic groups resisting pressures to assimilate

Question 17

Melting pot vs. Tossed Salad

Answer 17

melting pot - assimilating
tossed salad - diverse and accepting

Question 18

Ethnic group replacements

Answer 18

Jews replaces Irish
Poles and Italians replaced Jews

Question 19

Race

Answer 19

physical characteristics
social construct

Question 20

race affects

Answer 20

access to wealth
access to education
where you live
how your treated

Question 21

Do the majority of NAs favor eq opp for minority groups?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Where is the strongest anti immigration stance

Answer 22

areas with less diversity

Question 23

What is the fastest growing minority group?

Answer 23

Asians

Question 24

Largest minority group?

Answer 24

Latin Americans

Question 25

Census on diversity in US
positive:
negative:
Doesnt matter:

Answer 25

+ = 64%
- = 12%
0 = 23%

Question 26

What are Republicans more lively to say about diversity

Answer 26

it challenges policymakers
many cultures make it hard to solve problems

Question 27

Languages in NA

Answer 27

254 M English
43 M Spanish
3 M Chinese
1.6 M Tagalong
1.4 M Viatnamese

Question 28

Creole Language

Answer 28

mixing of 2 languages to interact and inter-communicate

Question 29

Metro Areas diversity

Answer 29

draw in immigrants
lots of languages

Question 30

New York languages

Answer 30

1/3 speak other than English
200 different languages

Question 31

How many different languages are there in the US?

Answer 31

350

Question 32

how many people speak a language other than English

Answer 32

> 25 million

Question 33

Lingua Franca

Answer 33

bridge language between different gorups to communicate

Question 34

Why is spanish still popular?

Answer 34

original Spanish settlement
proximity to Mexico
lost sof immigrants from Mexico

Question 35

code-switching

Answer 35

mix words from different languages in the same sentences

Question 36

what % of US cant speak English very well

Answer 36

8%

Question 37

Does US have an official language?

Answer 37

NO

Question 38

What is the second largest religious group in NA
How much of population 1/4

Answer 38

“Nones”