VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY

Study the vocabulary.

CULTURE

IMMIGRATION

acculturation

emigration

MIGRATION

The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.

To enter a country for the purpose of living there.

DEPORT

Changing or modifying one's culture by adapting to or borrowing from another culture.

The movement of people from one country, locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another

The act of leaving one's own country to settle in another, moving abroad.

To force someone out of the country

STEREOTYPE

REFUGEE

Common beliefs about a group of people that are based on generalizations.

CITiZEN

VISITOR

GREEN CARD

A person who flees for safety especially for a foreign country.

A person coming to a country for a temporary stay of limited duration.

An official member of society.

The informal name for the card issued as proof of registry as a legal permanent resident.