Portfolio Exercise #2 Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity?

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity?

Portfolio Exercise #2

 

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

 

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.	True
2.        Over 200 million people live outside the country where       they were born.	False 175 million
3.        One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.	True
4.       Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.	False presupposes
h5.    Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.	True

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

 

1. Heterogeneous: A mixture is made of different substances that remain physically separate.

 

2. Plurality: Electoral process in which the candidate who polls votes than any other candidate is elected.

 

3. Migration:  Is the movement of people from one place to another.

 

4. Fundamental: Being a core component or fact upon which other aspects are built.

 

5. Collective strength: Behavior or actions of a group working toward a common goal.

 

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

 

1.       The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

 

·         Music

·         clothes

 

 

 

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

 

1-    Concentrated more on trade balance and capital account balance and create their own business to develop economy.

 

2-    Increase the imports and exports and develop products.

 

3-     Aware people about the functional of the new global economy.

 

 

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

 

 

                                                   

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

·         France

·         Germany

·         Japan

 

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

 

·         Cultural  diversity has defined by the university of Melbourne as a phrase that refers to the variety of cultural and differences that exist in culture, in a given society or institution. The various cultural diverse in terms of dress code, food, music and religion that linked with value opinions. Cultural diversity is one of the yard sticks that measure how progressive a society is.

·         Valuing diverse culture is all about understanding and respecting other people beliefs and ways of life. As we expect someone to respect others. The University of Melbourne is trying to support people beliefs to keep their cultural traditions alive and appreciating the differences of cultural traditions will enrich life both today and in future.

 

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

 

Varied	Similar	Increasingly	Less	Respecting	Disrespect
Strength	Weakness	Improving	Declining	Inclusive	Exclusive
Majority	Secondary	Tolerance	Bias	Equality	Different

 

 

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

 

Diverse	Differing	Creative	Original	Uniqueness	Oneness
Dignity	Respectability	Integrated	Mixed	Asset	Help
Global	International	Benefit	Aid