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Unit 2: Part 1
United States and Canada
Vocabulary Word | Definition |
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Diversity | Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious, etc. |
Multiculturalism | Multiculturalism is a situation in which all the different cultural or racial groups in a society have equal rights and opportunities, and none is ignored or regarded as unimportant. |
Migration | Movement from one region to another. |
Indigenous | Groups that are native to a particular area. (Example: Mayas in Guatemala; Native Americans in certain parts of the US.) |
Free Enterprise | Economic system characterized by freedom for consumers and producers. |
Retail Industries | Businesses that sell directly to consumers. |
Manufacturing | Businesses that produce consumer products. |
Service Industries | Businesses that provides services to customers rather than producing a product. (Example: Education, Government, Nursing) |
Democratic Government | A form of government where citizens participate in the decisions made for society. |
Constitutional Republic | A government where the officials are elected by the people and have to follow the rules in a constitution. |
Constitution | A set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works. |
Immigration | The process of moving to a new country, with plans to live there permanently. |
Institutions | Long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group. |
Economic system | the way people spend money |
Consumer | A person that purchases goods |
Producer | A person that creates and supplies goods or services |