Tuesday, April 1, 2014

notes 4/1/14

Heterogeneous- A mix of dissimilar things.
Heterogeneous society is composed of different people or cultures.
Immigrant- A person from a different country who is a (assumed) legal resident in a new country.
A legal alien from another country.
Reservation- Public land the U.S government gives native Americans.

Reservations were given to compensate for land taken from Native Americans.
6 Million in the U.S,  a 4th still live in reservations.

Refugee- Someone who leaves their country to another for protection.
Sudan had a conflict, so children fled into the desert to escape. America went in and brought most of them to the U.S
Assimilation- To adapt/change your culture to meet another.

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