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Chapter 1 HW Exercises
Chapter 1 HW Exercises
Croatia is smaller and less diverse than the US. More size means more land for citizens and for work, but I
don’t think diversity directly affect a country unless diversity is actively being suppressed by the nation.
2. Should a country have immigration quotas based on country of origin? Should immigrants
become citizens? Should countries allow guest workers (people who work there temporarily)?
3. How would you describe the average person in your country and what he or she believes?
I believe Croats are very proud and believe family, religion and our country take priority in life.
4. Do you think people all over the world are basically the same or basically very different?
I think everyone is basically the same in their own different ways, but core behaviors of humans
are alike.
Understand Details
Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false according to the information in the chapter.
T_ 1. One factor affecting lifestyles in the United States is the different climates.
F_ 7. U.S. immigration policy has stayed the same for the last 100 years.
T_ 8. The English language has no adjective for United States and therefore
uses the term American to refer to its people.
F__ 9. It is not possible to make generalizations about what Americans
believe because they are so different.
T_ 10. Many of the characteristics of Americans which Alexis de Tocqueville
observed in the 1830s are still true today.