Question

adopting american culture and fitting in in order to be accepted by native born americans. neighborhoods in cities where people of one ethnic group or immigrants from the same country lived in order to maintain their own culture. overcrowded apartment buildings in cities where immigrants and the poor lived. a word describing the growth of cities. this is the opposite of living in the country on a farm. another word for the country/farms. this is the opposite of cities. ghettos. tenements rural urbanization assimilation nativism suburbs

Explanation:

Match each definition to the correct term based on historical and sociological context of urban immigration and settlement.

1. The term for adopting American culture to fit in is Assimilation.
2. Ethnic/immigrant self-segregated neighborhoods are Ghettos.
3. Overcrowded urban housing for the poor are Tenements.
4. The growth of cities is Urbanization.
5. The rural area (opposite of cities) is Rural.

Answer:

1. Adopting American culture and fitting in to be accepted by native born Americans. → Assimilation
2. Neighborhoods in cities where people of one ethnic group or immigrants from the same country lived to maintain their own culture. → Ghettos
3. Overcrowded apartment buildings in cities where immigrants and the poor lived. → Tenements
4. A word describing the growth of cities. This is the opposite of living in the country on a farm. → Urbanization
5. Another word for the country/farms. This is the opposite of cities. → Rural