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Title: chapter 6 terms

Description: terms for 6 chapter

Total Flash Cards: 10

Created: 01/10/2007 06:06:33

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cultural diversity
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a quality that describes a population drawn from many cultural backgrounds, illustrating a wide range of practices and beliefs
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multiculturalism
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a government policy by which people are encouraged to keep their cultural heritage while also being committed canadains
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ethnic origin
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the racial or cultural background a person comes from
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visible minority
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people who look different from the majority of the population becasue of their physical characterisics
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mother tongue
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the language that a person first spoke and still understands
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pull factor
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the factor that attract, or pull, immigrants to move to a country or region
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chain migration
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the pettern of migration whereby one wave of immigrants settles in a region or city, thereby encouraging a second wave to come, and so on
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cultural imprint
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the effects an ethnic group has on the characteristics of a neighbourhood
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ethnically diverse
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a characteristic describing an area or country where people of many backgrounds and cultures live side by side
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nomadic
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a lifstyle in which people move according to the season, to find wildlife such as caribou and geese