DISTRIBUTION OF ETHNICITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES



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Reading Guide – Ethnicity: Rubenstein Chapter 7

1. Define ethnicity:

2. Define race:

3. In the table, identify America’s four major ethnic groups (other than “white”). Give their percentage of the total US population and shade areas in which they are clustered on the map.

4. What are the major Hispanic ethnic groups in the US?

5. What are the major Asian ethnic groups in the US?

6. Provide an example to illustrate that African-Americans or Hispanics in the US are more urbanized (likely to live in cities) than whites.

7. In the table below, summarize the historic migration patterns of African-Americans.

|Migration from Africa |Migration to the North |Migration within Cities (ghetto) |

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8. Briefly describe the “triangular slave trade.”

9. What is the “problem” with the way the US Census Bureau defines “Asian”?

10. What is the difference between “African-American” and “black”?

11. How does the US Census Bureau consider Hispanic/Latino?

12. What is racism?

13 . Describe each of the following concepts dealing with the geography of race.

• “Separate But Equal”

• “White Flight”

• “Blockbusting”

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