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Citizenship revision
Theme 1 Rights & responsibilities
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Civics
10th Grade
01/18/2012

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Term
community
Definition
a group of people who are in close contact & who share common interests & values (eg the Bangladeshi community)
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neighbourhood
Definition
a local are where people live as neighbours, sharing living space & interests (eg Notting Hill in London)
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British nationals
Definition
citizens of the UK (Q: can you be a UK citizen & still support India v England at cricket?)
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multicultural community
Definition
a community made up of people from many different cultural or ethnic groups (eg USA is often described as a 'melting pot')
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cultural diversity
Definition
the range of different groups that make up a wider population (in a multicultural community they may assimilate without having to lose their identity, eg Urdu road signs in London)
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emigration
Definition
leaving your homeland to live in another country(eg Irish emigration after the potato famine)
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immigration
Definition
moving to another country to live there (eg Vietnamese to UK)
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minority
Definition
a small part of a larger group of people (eg Chinese community in London)
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tolerant
Definition
open-minded, accepting (eg not picking on others for their different religious beliefs)
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