Beverly Hills, Bel Air
and Santa Monica
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Watts
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Wealth/poverty
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Wealth in Beverly
Hills.
Less than 7% live
below the poverty line.
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Poverty in Watts.
One-third of all
households live below the poverty line and live near slum-like conditions.
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Quality of life
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Most of the
residents are very wealthy, having a good quality of life.
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Most of the
residents are poor, having a low quality of life.
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Managerial jobs
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53 % of the
residents are working in managerial jobs.
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9 % of the residents
are working in managerial jobs.
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10 % of the
residents are working in unskilled jobs.
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Graduates
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47 % of the
residents are graduates.
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3.1 % of the
residents are graduates.
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Ethnic groups
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Predominantly
European residents
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69% of the residents
are Hispanics from Mexico of Central America and 24% are African-American.
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Employment
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Unemployment rate is
low.
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Many people are out
of work.
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Friday, 14 October 2016
Difference between Beverly Hills and Watts
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Integration, assimilation and segregation
Integration
Immigrants take an active part in the society, they got to school, get a job and speak the language. Integration does not mean you have to give up your culture.
Assimilation
Assimilation means that immigrants must adapt as much as possible and encouraged to adapt the national culture. Assimilation is the process whereby a minority group increasingly adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs.
Segregation
The word segregation means separation.
Segregation happens in two ways:
1 - spatial segregation: groups have their own area to live in. Examples; rich/poor, ethnic neighbourhoods (Little Italy, Chinatown).
2 - social segregation: groups live separately from each other. Examples; groups have their own schools, own sports clubs. The groups have little or no contact with each other.
Immigrants take an active part in the society, they got to school, get a job and speak the language. Integration does not mean you have to give up your culture.
Assimilation
Assimilation means that immigrants must adapt as much as possible and encouraged to adapt the national culture. Assimilation is the process whereby a minority group increasingly adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs.
Segregation
The word segregation means separation.
Segregation happens in two ways:
1 - spatial segregation: groups have their own area to live in. Examples; rich/poor, ethnic neighbourhoods (Little Italy, Chinatown).
2 - social segregation: groups live separately from each other. Examples; groups have their own schools, own sports clubs. The groups have little or no contact with each other.
Friday, 7 October 2016
Windward and leeward side of a mountain
The
windward side of a mountain faces the wind while the leeward side faces away
from the prevailing wind. The climate
on different sides of the mountain can vary greatly.
The windward side of
a mountain
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The leeward side of
a mountain
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The windward side of
a mountain faces the prevailing wind (the Dutch word is loef).
As air passes across
the windward side of the mountain, most of the moisture is drawn out of it.
This is because the air cools as it rises up the slope of the mountain and
condenses, leading to clouds and rain.
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The leeward side
faces away from the prevailing wind (the Dutch word is lij).
On the leeward side
of the mountain, the climate is warmer and drier; as the air moves down the
opposite side of the mountain, it loses its moisture and warms up.
Scientists call this
the rain shadow effect.
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