where are ethnicities distrubuted Flashcards
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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
why is los angels special
different ethnicity groups are clustered in diffrent areas
los angeles asian american custer
south and westr
three major african american migrations
1) slave tradde-african slaves forced to migrate to american colonies 18th century
2) usa south to north 1st half of 20th century
3) immigration from ghettos to other urban neighborhoods 2nd half of 20th entury and 1st decade of 21st century
first african americans arrived in —-on a —-ship
jamestown virginia
on a
dutch ship
united states baned slaves from being brought in the country when
1808
slavery 2,000 years ago was widespread in the
roman empire