where are ethnicities distrubuted Flashcards
ethnicity group
a group that share cultural background
where are ethnicities distributed?
clustered in specific areas
or match the boundaries of a coutry
2 most numerous ethnicities in USA
hispanic/latino 15%
african americans 13%
percent hispanic latinos in USA
15%
percent african americans in USA
13%
percent asian americans in USA
4%
percent american india
1%
where are hispanics in USA
southwest
1/3+ arizona, new mexico, and texas pop
1/4 california
chicanos
come from mexico
african americans are where in USA
southeast
1/4 alabama georgia louisiana, maryland, south carolina pop
1/3 mississippi pop
asian americans where in the USA?
west 40% hawaii 1/2 of asian american pop live in california chinese = 1/4 asian americans indians, filipinos, 1/5 of AAs korean vietnamese = 1/10 of AAs
american indians and alaska natives where in the USA
southwest and plains states
african americans and hispanics are highly clustered in rural or urban cities
urban cities
in detroit african americans are —percent of the pop
african americas form — of the rest of michigan
85%
and 7%
highest pop of hispanic states
california and texas
ethnc identity is preserved through——in europe immigrants descendents
religion
food
and cultural traditions rather than location
los angeles african american cluster
south central
los angeles hispanic cluster
east