Vocabulary Unit 3 Freedom for All: The United States and Canada

diversity exhibiting a variety of types

genius In my own words… Diversity is having a lot of different types of things, people, ideas, personalities… For example, my crayon box has a lot of diversity. It is filled with many different colors.

multiculturalism the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society

In my own words… Multiculturalism is celebrating all of the different cultures in society. For example, my classroom is multicultural. I have students from all over the world!

migration movement from one region to another

In my own words… Migration is when a group moves from one place to another place. For example, I saw a group of geese migrating today. They were leaving the north and flying south for the winter.

indigenous groups that are native to a particular region

Indigenous people are the groups of people who were born in a particular region. For example, the Native Americans are indigenous to America. In my own words…

free enterprise economic system characterized by freedom for consumers and producers

Free enterprise is an economy that allows people to buy and sell freely. For example, the free enterprise system in America allows for people to start their own business! In my own words…

wholesale industries the business of selling products to retailers

Wholesale industries sell supplies to stores For example, wholesale industries sell good to Target for them to sell to consumers. In my own words…

retail industries businesses that sell directly to consumers

Retail industries are businesses that sell to normal people, like me! For example, I love to browse through all of the retail industries at the mall! In my own words…

manufacturing businesses that produce consumer products

Manufacturing business make the goods that I can buy at the store For example, Ford manufactures cars that I can buy at a car lot. In my own words…

service industries businesses that provide labor intensive work rather than producing a product

Service industries are businesses that people work at instead of making something For example, schools and restaurants are service industries. In my own words… Don’t forget to tip your teachers!