"The Migrant Experience" Vocabulary & Author Quiz

What does the term "Ethnographic" relate to?

• The process of making a negative situation worse

• The scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences

• A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people

• Being used to something being the way it is

What is the definition of "Exacerbate"?

• To gradually wear away

• To be lacking in quality or quantity

• To make a negative situation worse

• To encourage or assist to do something wrong

Which term describes a person who has been forced to leave their country to escape a natural disaster?

• Tenant

• Refugee

• Exaggerated

• Abetted

What does "Tenuous" mean?

• Having little substance or strength

• Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary

• To be used to something being the way it is

• To encourage or assist to do something wrong

The "Dust Bowl" refers to an area affected by severe soil erosion in the early 1930s. Which states were part of the Dust Bowl?

• Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas

• Oklahoma, Kansas, and southern Texas

• Oklahoma, Nebraska, and northern Texas

• Oklahoma, Nebraska, and southern Texas

What does the term "Ethnocentric" mean?

• A belief in the equality of all cultures

• Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture

• The study of different ethnic groups

• A type of government system

What is a "Stereotype"?

• A type of music genre

• A scientific method for classifying species

• A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

• A new technology in virtual reality

What does "Universal" imply?

• Unique to a particular region

• Common everywhere

• Restricted to the universe

• A type of language

What is the meaning of "Tenacity"?

• The ability to stretch and bend without breaking

• The quality displayed by someone who just won't quit — who keeps trying until they reach their goal

• A type of legal document

• The state of being held in low esteem

What does "Solidarity" refer to?

• A type of building material

• A legal agreement between two parties

• An awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes

• The state of being alone or isolated