Our textbook describes the southwest border as "a culture region distinguished by coexisting Spanish American, American Indian, and Northwest European American (Anglo) people. The presence of each group imbunes the region with different characteristics that, together, make the Southwest one of the most plural and transitionary American regions. From Southern California's Pacific Coast to the Texas Gulf Coast north of the Rio Grande, the Southwest Border Area parallels the U.S.-Mexico border." Seattle can relate to the Southwest Border in terms of the cultural distribution. Seattle is mainly populated by Anglo-Americans but it does have it distribution of American Indians, Hispanics, African Americans and so on. Seattle differentiates from the Southwest Border area because it does not Border with Mexico, it borders with Canada.
In terms of ethnic diversity Seattle has a White population of 394,889 people, African American population of 47,541 people, American Indian population of 5,659 people, and Hispanic population of 29,719 people. The median family income in Seattle is $85,600 and education is at a high percentage as well. the percentage of people with a B.A. or higher is 56% and High School degree is 92.5% which leaves socioeconomic disparities at a loss. Education is very important and it is encouraged throughout secondary education and post secondary education. Seattle has a great public university (University of Washington) and many four-year community colleges to help attain a degree.
Text Sources: Textbook, http://www.seattle.gov/oir/datasheet/Datasheet2010.pdf
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