What Are Some Differences Between Ethnicity and Race

question 34

Multiple Choice

What are some differences between ethnicity and race?

• A) Ethnicity is primarily determined by genetics.
• B) Ethnicity is important to geographers because the U.S. Bureau of the Census does not keep track of race.
• C) Race is the preferred basis for distinguishing among people.
• D) Ethnicity is identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth, while the definition of race involves genetically transmitted traits.
• E) Ethnicity is an official category and race is not.

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Definitions:

Groups

Collections of individuals who come together to form a unit or a team, often with a common goal or purpose.

Father Smokes

A situation where a child's father habitual engages in smoking tobacco, potentially influencing the child's environment and health.

Pregnant Mother

A woman in the state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within her body.

Infant

An infant or newborn, generally younger than one year old.