Understanding the Definition of Indigenous
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What does the term 'Indigenous' refer to in scientific contexts?

  • Inhabiting a land from earliest times
  • Emotions unique to humans
  • People associated with a place by birth
  • Organisms and their habitats (correct)

    • Which term is a synonym for 'Indigenous' meaning 'existing or occurring inside a particular country'?

  • Native
  • Domestic (correct)
  • Endemic
  • Aboriginal

    • What defines an ethnolinguistic group?

  • Isolation throughout colonial era
  • Common ethnicity and language (correct)
  • Shared language only
  • Common ethnicity only

    • Which group of people in the Philippines has retained much of their traditional pre-colonial culture and practices?

    <p>Indigenous peoples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to 'inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists'?

    <p>Aboriginal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do most ethnic groups share according to the text?

    <p>First language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of an indigenous group according to the text?

    <p>Practicing its original culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the text, what is a minority language?

    <p>A language spoken by the minority of the population in an area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'indigenous' derive from according to the text?

    <p>Latin origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which best describes an indigene according to the text?

    <p>A native plant or animal of a specific area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect may cause a group not to fit the complete definition of indigenous as per the text?

    <p>Loss of traditional language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a minority language's status depend, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>On the population makeup and area it is spoken in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the challenges faced by indigenous communities in the Philippines?

    <p>Assimilation into mainstream culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term could be used as a synonym for 'indigenous' based on the text?

    <p>Native</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the distinctive practices of the Igorot people?

    <p>Mummification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do the Igorot people stand out among other indigenous groups in the Philippines?

    <p>They live in mountainous regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What makes the Philippines a fascinating melting pot of cultures?

    <p>Presence of diverse indigenous groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'marginalize' mean?

    <p>Treat as insignificant or peripheral</p> Signup and view all the answers

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