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Key Term Quiz

Key Term Quiz


This activity contains 10 questions.

	The development of solidarity among ethnic subgroups is called:   Marielitos. ethnocentrism. bilingualism. panethnicity.

	The use of two or more languages in places of work or educational facilities, giving each language an equal legitimacy is called:   biculturalism. panethnicity. bilingual education. bilingualism.

	Bilingual education:   requires all children in a school to learn all the other languages spoken in that school. instructs children in their native language while gradually introducing them to the language of the dominant society. introduces students to the culture of both or all linguistic groups in a school. requires all children in a school to learn the two most commonly spoken languages in that school.

	English immersion is a program in which:   students are taught exclusively in English and are punished for using their native languages. students are introduced to the culture of both or all linguistic groups in a school. students are taught primarily in English, using their native languages only when they do not understand their lessons. students are instructed in their native language while gradually introducing them to the language of the dominant society.

	As used in the text, borderlands is a concept that refers to the borders between:   Mexico and the United States. any two countries. Mexico or Canada and the United States. any two ethnic communities.

	Foreign-owned companies that establish operations in Mexico, yet are exempt from Mexican taxes and are not required to provide insurance or benefits for their workers are called:   manzanilla. maquiladoras. mariachi. Marielitos.

	Migradollars are:   the money that is given to Mexican emigrants by their families to help them survive during their first few weeks in the United States. money that is used in a Mexican game of Monopoly. the below minimum wage salaries that are paid to illegal aliens from Mexico in the fields of California. money that Mexican immigrant workers in the United States send back to their family in Mexico.

	The third major wave of Cuban refugees who came to the United States were called:   madres. Marielitos. maquiladoras. matadors.

	In Honduras there are mestizo Hondurans. In Colombia there are mulatto Colombians, and African Panamanians in Panama. These are each an example of a (an):   color gradient. ethnic group. Marielitos. rainbow coalition.

	Significant numbers of highly trained and skilled people have left El Salvador, Guatemala, and Colombia to live and work in the United States. For their countries of origin, this emigration represents a (an):   brain drain. panethnic revolt. Marielitos. none of the above.

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