Religion, Ethnicity and Nationality
A membership in a group of people who share characteristics such as ancestry, language, customs, history, and common experiences.
What is ethnicity.
Congregationalists are still strong in New England, where their English ancestors settled in the 1600's.
Which religious group is strong in New England?
They focus on mapping and analysis.
How do geographers study ethnic groups as minorities within a greater population?
They live in or near Utah, where they settled in the mid-1800's after religious persecution drove them out of MO and Illinois.
Who are the Mormons?
Describes people's connection to a particular country, and ethnicity which is based upon group cultural traits.
What is nationality?
Russian Jews make up a different ethnicity than Russians in general.
What is an example of nationality?
Religion is often closely linked to ethnicity, while nationality describe's people's connection to a particular country.
What is the difference between ethnicity and nationality?