Race and Ethnicity Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2. Key Terms/Concepts Ethnicity Race Racism Racist.
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Transcript of Race and Ethnicity Chapter 7 sections 1 and 2. Key Terms/Concepts Ethnicity Race Racism Racist.
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