Cultural Diversity (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards

Variety of cultural/ethnic groups within a society

Large group with similar heritage settled elsewhere in world

Over 300 languages

57% of population

Jobs, entry points, communities, facilities, tolerance

Spatially distinct communities leading 'parallel lives'

Support networks, facilities, protection, cultural maintenance

Cheap housing, discrimination, hostility, 'white flight'

Decrease in segregation for most ethnic groups

Interaction & exchange of ideas between cultural groups