Exam 5: Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Transculturation and assimilation are synonyms.

Poor people are more likely to live in degraded or dangerous environments.

Unlike many other areas of study, the study of ethnicity does not have built-in geographical dimensions.

Which island off the coast of Senegal was used as a way station by Europeans engaged in the slave trade?

The belief that human capabilities are determined by racial classification and that some races are superior to others is:

People who travel in search of significant traces of their past are called:

The BEST synonym for the traditional idea of the "melting pot" is:

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Neighborhoods created by urban immigrants, regardless of their native origin, often tend to:

Destroying elements of the political landscape in an effort to erase the past or assert a new authority is called:

Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the Versailles neighborhood of New Orleans was home to large numbers of which ethnic group?

Membership in an ethnic group is involuntary.

-The color red is usually prominent in ethnic _____ neighborhoods.

Immigrant ethnic groups often make a concerted effort not to relocate to environments similar to those they left behind.

What is the primary ethnic group in Vancouver, Canada?

Because perceptions of race change over time and space, most scholars believe that racial differences are a biological fact.

The Bantu expansion in Africa was MOST likely driven by:

When an ethnic group changes enough to be able to function within the host society, what has occurred?

-Based on the figure shown here, which conclusion would NOT be correct?

People leaving places where they are the majority and settling in a place where they are a minority is the process of creating: