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LA EthnicGroup Vocab
A review of week 4 vocabulary over Latin American Ethnic Groups
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of people who share the same ancestors/descendants, culture, landguage, or religion. | Ethnic Group |
| People who first lived in a region. | Indigenous |
| A person of mixed European and Indian/Indigenous ancestry or descent | Mestizos |
| People of mixed African and European ancestry or descent | Mulatto |
| Percentage of a country's population over the age of 15 that can read or write | Literacy Rate |
| Economic level of the people in the country | Standard of Living |
| Often is higher in countries where the literacy rate is high | Standard of Living |
| More likely to develop when people have poor education or in places with a low literacy rate | Cycle of Poverty |
| Standard of living remains low for these families for generations | Cycle of Poverty |