Question 1

Explain why ethnicity will continue to contribute to local diversity even as other cultural elements become globalized.

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity will continue to contribute to

Question 2

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Moors are clustered mainly along the western coast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because

Accepted Answer

A)  they have conflicting traditions of self-rule. 
B)  they share a language. 
C)  minority ethnicities are officially recognized. 
D)  their national identity is shared. 
E)  the national wealth is evenly distributed. 
A)  they have conflicting traditions of self-rule. 
B)  they share a language. 
C)  minority ethnicities are officially recognized. 
D)  their national identity is shared. 
E)  the national wealth is evenly distributed.

Question 4

Ethnicities are clustered at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Balkanization refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe. 
B)  the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities. 
C)  a small geographic area that cannot successfully be organized into states. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  religions splintering into opposing groups. 
A)  the creation of nation-states in southeastern Europe. 
B)  the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities. 
C)  a small geographic area that cannot successfully be organized into states. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  religions splintering into opposing groups.

Question 6

The "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality was accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants. 
B)  the end of the U.S. Civil War. 
C)  the required integration of schools. 
D)  the end of legal discrimination in the American South. 
E)  "Jim Crow" laws across the American South. 
A)  the abolition of discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants. 
B)  the end of the U.S. Civil War. 
C)  the required integration of schools. 
D)  the end of legal discrimination in the American South. 
E)  "Jim Crow" laws across the American South.

Question 7

After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviet repatriation of Gypsies and Jews. 
B)  counterattacks by the Allies. 
C)  German expansion. 
D)  the return of defeated German soldiers to their homes. 
E)  changes in the boundaries of states. 
A)  Soviet repatriation of Gypsies and Jews. 
B)  counterattacks by the Allies. 
C)  German expansion. 
D)  the return of defeated German soldiers to their homes. 
E)  changes in the boundaries of states.

Question 8

Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of

Accepted Answer

A)  colonial boundaries clearly demarcating the various ethnic and national populations. 
B)  numerous ethnic groups living in perpetual peace and understanding. 
C)  rapid economic development for the poor at the expense of the rich. 
D)  gradual economic development favoring the poor over the rich. 
E)  colonial boundaries in the midst of numerous ethnic and national groups. 
A)  colonial boundaries clearly demarcating the various ethnic and national populations. 
B)  numerous ethnic groups living in perpetual peace and understanding. 
C)  rapid economic development for the poor at the expense of the rich. 
D)  gradual economic development favoring the poor over the rich. 
E)  colonial boundaries in the midst of numerous ethnic and national groups.

Question 9

South Africa enacted legal segregation called ________. Blacks were supposed to declare citizenship in a ________ and move there. In 1991 the legal system was changed and ________ was elected president.

Accepted Answer

apartheid;

Question 10

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese are clustered in the center and south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalism. 
B)  nation-state. 
C)  nation. 
D)  state. 
E)  multiculturalism. 
A)  nationalism. 
B)  nation-state. 
C)  nation. 
D)  state. 
E)  multiculturalism.

Question 12

The Kurds

Accepted Answer

A)  are living in a new country created for them between Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. 
B)  are a group which long ago migrated from Anatolia to the Balkans. 
C)  have no wish to become a nationality, only to remain an ethnicity. 
D)  have a large population but are divided among enough countries that they are a minority in every one. 
E)  are not targeted as potential rebels by the Turkish government. 
A)  are living in a new country created for them between Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. 
B)  are a group which long ago migrated from Anatolia to the Balkans. 
C)  have no wish to become a nationality, only to remain an ethnicity. 
D)  have a large population but are divided among enough countries that they are a minority in every one. 
E)  are not targeted as potential rebels by the Turkish government.

Question 13

Estimate the kinds of additional expenses and confusion that apartheid laws would cause for South Africa if they were newly instituted today. (For the purposes of this essay, ignore the outrage, international condemnation, and internal civil unrest that such a change in policy would undoubtedly provoke.)

Accepted Answer

If apartheid laws were newly instituted

Question 14

Why were 17 million people forced to migrate in South Asia in the late 1940s?

Accepted Answer

Answers Vary. Partition of the

Question 15

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in the former Yugoslavia, at least five different languages were commonly spoken.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between

Accepted Answer

A)  Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus. 
B)  Dravidian animists and Hindu rebels. 
C)  Jacobites and Assyrians. 
D)  Urdu separatists and Kashmir rebels. 
E)  Hutus and Tutsis. 
A)  Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus. 
B)  Dravidian animists and Hindu rebels. 
C)  Jacobites and Assyrians. 
D)  Urdu separatists and Kashmir rebels. 
E)  Hutus and Tutsis.

Question 17

The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  war. 
B)  migrational push factors. 
C)  racism. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  white flight. 
A)  war. 
B)  migrational push factors. 
C)  racism. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  white flight.

Question 18

Japan is a completely homogeneous nation-state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In your opinion, is Mexico a nation or a state? What evidence exists to the contrary of your opinion? (Consider another perspective, at odds with your own.) Give specific data to support your answer, including a definition of the elements of a nation-state.

Accepted Answer

In my opinion, Mexico is a nation-state.

Question 20

NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information later used for geographic interpretation to

Accepted Answer

A)  drop "smart" bombs on selected targets. 
B)  identify strategic objectives for ground forces. 
C)  document acts of ethnic cleansing by Serbs. 
D)  plan the future boundaries of the newly formed countries. 
E)  establish a permanent peace in the region. 
A)  drop "smart" bombs on selected targets. 
B)  identify strategic objectives for ground forces. 
C)  document acts of ethnic cleansing by Serbs. 
D)  plan the future boundaries of the newly formed countries. 
E)  establish a permanent peace in the region.

Explain why ethnicity will continue to contribute to local diversity even as other cultural elements become globalized.

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Moors are clustered mainly along the western coast.

Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because

Ethnicities are clustered at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Balkanization refers to

The "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality was accompanied by

After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of

Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of

South Africa enacted legal segregation called . Blacks were supposed to declare citizenship in a and move there. In 1991 the legal system was changed and was elected president.

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese are clustered in the center and south.

Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is

The Kurds

Why were 17 million people forced to migrate in South Asia in the late 1940s?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in the former Yugoslavia, at least five different languages were commonly spoken.

Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between

The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called

Japan is a completely homogeneous nation-state.

In your opinion, is Mexico a nation or a state? What evidence exists to the contrary of your opinion? (Consider another perspective, at odds with your own.) Give specific data to support your answer, including a definition of the elements of a nation-state.

NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information later used for geographic interpretation to

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Exam 7: Ethnicities

Explain why ethnicity will continue to contribute to local diversity even as other cultural elements become globalized.

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Moors are clustered mainly along the western coast.

Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because

Ethnicities are clustered at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Balkanization refers to

The "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality was accompanied by

After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of

Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of

South Africa enacted legal segregation called ________. Blacks were supposed to declare citizenship in a ________ and move there. In 1991 the legal system was changed and ________ was elected president.

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese are clustered in the center and south.

Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is

The Kurds

Why were 17 million people forced to migrate in South Asia in the late 1940s?

-The maps in this chapter indicate that in the former Yugoslavia, at least five different languages were commonly spoken.

Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between

The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called

Japan is a completely homogeneous nation-state.

In your opinion, is Mexico a nation or a state? What evidence exists to the contrary of your opinion? (Consider another perspective, at odds with your own.) Give specific data to support your answer, including a definition of the elements of a nation-state.

NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information later used for geographic interpretation to

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Filters

South Africa enacted legal segregation called . Blacks were supposed to declare citizenship in a and move there. In 1991 the legal system was changed and was elected president.