Question

Which two statements apply to the culture of the Southwest? The region has a heavy European influence due to European immigrants who first settled in this region. The use of Spanish-English bilingualism is more common here than in other US regions. This region was the first to urbanize and has the highest literacy rates in the country. The region’s heavy Spanish influence attracts many Central and South American immigrants.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

• The use of Spanish-English bilingualism is more common here than in other US regions

• The region’s heavy Spanish influence attracts many Central and South American immigrants.

The American Southwest has evolved and distanced itself from its European origins, the use of Spanish, Chicano/Calo, Isleno and English in the region arose from a mixture of English and Spanish influences as well older Spanish roots. The Southwest is ethnically varied, with significant Anglo American and Hispanic American populations in addition to more regional African American, Asian American and American Indian populations.