Race and Ethnicity

Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2

Key Terms/Concepts

• Ethnicity• Race• Racism• Racist

Race and Ethnicity

• Race and Ethnicity are often confused and how geographers use the terms differ from how others may use it

• Ethnicity - identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth

• Race - identity with a group of people who share a believed physical characteristic

Ethnicity

• Ethnicity interest Geographers more than race because ethnicity is tied to a place rather than to biology

• Two most numerous ethnicities in the United States are Latinos (15%) and African Americans (13%)– 5% Asian and 1% American Indian

Ethnicity

• Ethnic groups cluster in different regions of the United States

Ethnicity

Race

• Traits that characterize race are those that are transmitted genetically from parents to children– Ex. Lactose Intolerance

• According to the 2010 Census– 72% Americans are White– 13% Black– 5% Asian– 7% Other Races– 3% Two or More Races

Racism

• Racism- the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities, and that biological differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race– Very little biological diversity in the human

race due to the lack of isolation of humans

• Racist- is a person who subscribes to the beliefs of racism

Key Terms/Concepts

• Ethnicity• Race• Racism• Racist