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Q47 (IAS/1999) Geography › World Human & Economic Geography › World ethnic groups Answer Verified

A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

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The term “mestizo” (mestizaje) in Latin America denotes people of mixed European and Indigenous (Indian/Amerindian) ancestry; it is a principal category in the region’s racial taxonomy and Indo‑America classification [2]. Historical colonial casta systems and modern studies both identify mestizo as the label for European–Indian mixture, distinct from “mulatto,” which denotes European–African mixture [3]. Thus, a person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is correctly called a mestizo, while “mulatto” refers to European–African descent; the other options (Meiji, Mau Mau) are unrelated historical terms from other regions.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_Latin_America
  2. [2] https://lacc.fiu.edu/outreach/k-12/online-lesson-plans-and-teacher-resources/racial-identities-in-the-americas.pdf
  3. [3] https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/understanding-the-mexican-casta-system-a-historical-and-cultural-perspective
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