[countable]
a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc
. to see which one is the faster or fastest.
What is the correct definition of race?
Race, the
idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences
.
What is race in English?
The RACE acronym stands for:
R – Restate the question
. A – Answer the question completely. C – Cite evidence from the text. E – Explain the text evidence.
When was race defined?
Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in
the late 16th century
. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind.
What is my race if I am Mexican?
Hispanic or Latino
: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
What are examples of race?
Race refers to physical differences that groups and cultures consider socially significant. For example, people might identify their race as Aboriginal,
African American or Black
, Asian, European American or White, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Māori, or some other race.
What are the 5 races?
OMB requires that race data be collectd for a minimum of five groups:
White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
. OMB permits the Census Bureau to also use a sixth category – Some Other Race. Respondents may report more than one race.
What are the 3 human races?
In the last 5,000- 7,000 of years, the geographic barrier split our species into three major races (presented in Figure 9):
Negroid (or Africans), Caucasoid (or Europeans) and Mongoloid (or Asians)
.
What are the 5 races of humans?
- Negroid (Black) race.
- Australoid (Australian Aborigine and Papuan) race.
- Capoid (Bushmen/Hottentots) race.
- Mongoloid (Oriental/Amerindian) race.
- Caucasoid (White) race.
What race was the first human?
Homo sapiens
emerged around 300,000 years ago from a species commonly designated as either H. heidelbergensis or H. rhodesiensis, the descendants of H. erectus that remained in Africa. H. sapiens migrated out of the continent, gradually replacing local populations of archaic humans.
What’s the largest race in the world?
The world’s largest ethnic group is
Han Chinese
, with Mandarin being the world’s most spoken language in terms of native speakers.
Which is the oldest race?
Languages
(s): Sandawe
The Sandawe are descended from some of the first humans and shared a common ancestor with the San tribe, who are believed to be the oldest race in the world.
What makes Latino or Hispanic?
While Hispanic usually refers to people with a background in a Spanish-speaking country,
Latino is typically used to identify people who hail from Latin America
. In order to use these terms appropriately, it helps to understand their differences and when it is appropriate to use each one.
What is the race of an Indian?
Asian
– A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
How many human races are there?
The world population can be divided into
4 major races
, namely white/Caucasian, Mongoloid/Asian, Negroid/Black, and Australoid. This is based on a racial classification made by Carleton S.
What is a person’s race?
The Census Bureau defines race as
a person’s self-identification with one or more social groups
. An individual can report as White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, or some other race. Survey respondents may report multiple races.
