Question 1

If one were to pick one dominant ethnolinguistic region in China it would be

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A) Han and Hui Chinese. 
B) Mongolian. 
C) Thai. 
D) Malay-Polynesian. 
A) Han and Hui Chinese. 
B) Mongolian. 
C) Thai. 
D) Malay-Polynesian.

Question 2

The idea of young people speaking Welsh is an example of

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A) ethnocentrism. 
B) emergent ethnicity. 
C) resurgent ethnicity. 
D) an ethnic barrier. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) emergent ethnicity. 
C) resurgent ethnicity. 
D) an ethnic barrier.

Question 3

By county, the rarest ethnic groups to be manifested cartographically are

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A) Dutch and Norwegian. 
B) German and English. 
C) Italian and French. 
D) African American and Mexican. 
A) Dutch and Norwegian. 
B) German and English. 
C) Italian and French. 
D) African American and Mexican.

Question 4

One issue which shows discrimination against or acceptance of women in a culture might be

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A) the total sales of Nike shoes. 
B) the minimal existence of General Mills breakfast cereals in central Africa. 
C) the number or percentage of women in a country's adult labor force. 
D) the square root of total religious adherents in a country's provinces. 
A) the total sales of Nike shoes. 
B) the minimal existence of General Mills breakfast cereals in central Africa. 
C) the number or percentage of women in a country's adult labor force. 
D) the square root of total religious adherents in a country's provinces.

Question 5

Ethnicity

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A) can include culture, but culture cannot include ethnicity. 
B) is a broader concept than culture. 
C) includes ideas of ancestry and race. 
D) all of the above. 
A) can include culture, but culture cannot include ethnicity. 
B) is a broader concept than culture. 
C) includes ideas of ancestry and race. 
D) all of the above.

Question 6

When an ethnic group (like Mexicans coming to the United States) learn to adapt within the culture of the new country this is called

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A) acculturation. 
B) ethnic cleansing. 
C) reincarnation. 
D) areal differentiation. 
A) acculturation. 
B) ethnic cleansing. 
C) reincarnation. 
D) areal differentiation.

Question 7

In Urumqi in western China, Chinese officials fear that which will be an ethnic problem?

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A) that Taiwan will take control of the city 
B) that it will become another 'special autonomous region' like Macau or Hong Kong 
C) that Islamic fundamentalism will surge 
D) that language isolate Basque and Caucasic groups will hold more influence 
A) that Taiwan will take control of the city 
B) that it will become another 'special autonomous region' like Macau or Hong Kong 
C) that Islamic fundamentalism will surge 
D) that language isolate Basque and Caucasic groups will hold more influence

Question 8

Which is true about Cajun people as an ethnic group?

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A) they are unified around a Spanish creole language 
B) they are found in many southern parishes of Louisiana 
C) southern Indiana upland south characteristics dominate 
D) most of them moved from Oklahoma to California during the depression 
A) they are unified around a Spanish creole language 
B) they are found in many southern parishes of Louisiana 
C) southern Indiana upland south characteristics dominate 
D) most of them moved from Oklahoma to California during the depression

Question 9

Regarding membership in an ethnic group

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A) the ethnic group itself decides what constitutes membership. 
B) culture traits and ethnic traits are nearly the same thing. 
C) some ethnic groups are better than others. 
D) all of the above. 
A) the ethnic group itself decides what constitutes membership. 
B) culture traits and ethnic traits are nearly the same thing. 
C) some ethnic groups are better than others. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

A country with a very high female life expectancy might be

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A) Japan. 
B) Russia. 
C) Uganda. 
D) India. 
A) Japan. 
B) Russia. 
C) Uganda. 
D) India.

Question 11

The idea of people of northern California perhaps being a new ethnic group of 'Northern Californians' is an example of

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A) ethnocentrism. 
B) emergent ethnicity. 
C) resurgent ethnicity. 
D) a barrier to ethnicity. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) emergent ethnicity. 
C) resurgent ethnicity. 
D) a barrier to ethnicity.

Question 12

Feminist geography focuses on

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A) the geography of cats and dogs. 
B) how gender relationships are spatially organized. 
C) how geological structures are less influenced by people. 
D) none of the above 
A) the geography of cats and dogs. 
B) how gender relationships are spatially organized. 
C) how geological structures are less influenced by people. 
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which is the best choice referring to gender?

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A) sex-the physical difference between males and females 
B) the culture nuances between the sexes 
C) the term refers specifically to homosexuality 
D) none of the above 
A) sex-the physical difference between males and females 
B) the culture nuances between the sexes 
C) the term refers specifically to homosexuality 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Regarding landscapes and places

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A) Americans may be prone to apply gender to images and things. 
B) most people apply homosexual terms to landscapes. 
C) gender is rarely used in place identification or feeling. 
D) all of the above. 
A) Americans may be prone to apply gender to images and things. 
B) most people apply homosexual terms to landscapes. 
C) gender is rarely used in place identification or feeling. 
D) all of the above.

Question 15

September 11, 2001 tended to do what to Americans?

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A) make them more commercial and material 
B) increase their positive feelings about being integrated into the global economy 
C) solidify feelings of American-ness by flying more flags and having deeper patriotic feelings 
D) increase gross national product per capita through events related to economic prosperity 
A) make them more commercial and material 
B) increase their positive feelings about being integrated into the global economy 
C) solidify feelings of American-ness by flying more flags and having deeper patriotic feelings 
D) increase gross national product per capita through events related to economic prosperity

Question 16

Maps and discussion in the text show that ethnic groups like Sri Lankan Tamils or Tibetans may

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A) attempt to unify with local cultures, abandoning their own. 
B) become brand new ethnicities, which had never been witnessed before. 
C) try to reinforce their ethnicity by becoming independent countries. 
D) virtually disappear after severe repression and persecution. 
A) attempt to unify with local cultures, abandoning their own. 
B) become brand new ethnicities, which had never been witnessed before. 
C) try to reinforce their ethnicity by becoming independent countries. 
D) virtually disappear after severe repression and persecution.

Question 17

Ethnocentrism

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A) has never been applied by Americans or Japanese people to themselves. 
B) involves a particular group's feelings of cultural superiority to another group. 
C) is always applied to Europeans. 
D) none of the above 
A) has never been applied by Americans or Japanese people to themselves. 
B) involves a particular group's feelings of cultural superiority to another group. 
C) is always applied to Europeans. 
D) none of the above

Question 18

In the intermountain west of Utah and Idaho, the dominant ancestral group is

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A) English. 
B) German. 
C) Italian. 
D) Scottish. 
A) English. 
B) German. 
C) Italian. 
D) Scottish.

Question 19

On the map of dominant ancestral groups in the United States, the east coast could be described as

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A) dominantly English in ancestry. 
B) consisting mainly of two ancestral groups. 
C) of mainly one ancestral group. 
D) made up of at least five separate groups. 
A) dominantly English in ancestry. 
B) consisting mainly of two ancestral groups. 
C) of mainly one ancestral group. 
D) made up of at least five separate groups.

Question 20

Newer Chinese settlements in the San Gabriel Valley might be referred to as

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A) traditional suburbs. 
B) ethnoburbs. 
C) white exurban extensions. 
D) urban breaks in culture and ethnicity. 
A) traditional suburbs. 
B) ethnoburbs. 
C) white exurban extensions. 
D) urban breaks in culture and ethnicity.

If one were to pick one dominant ethnolinguistic region in China it would be

The idea of young people speaking Welsh is an example of

By county, the rarest ethnic groups to be manifested cartographically are

One issue which shows discrimination against or acceptance of women in a culture might be

Ethnicity

When an ethnic group (like Mexicans coming to the United States) learn to adapt within the culture of the new country this is called

In Urumqi in western China, Chinese officials fear that which will be an ethnic problem?

Which is true about Cajun people as an ethnic group?

Regarding membership in an ethnic group

A country with a very high female life expectancy might be

The idea of people of northern California perhaps being a new ethnic group of 'Northern Californians' is an example of

Feminist geography focuses on

Which is the best choice referring to gender?

Regarding landscapes and places

September 11, 2001 tended to do what to Americans?

Maps and discussion in the text show that ethnic groups like Sri Lankan Tamils or Tibetans may

Ethnocentrism

In the intermountain west of Utah and Idaho, the dominant ancestral group is

On the map of dominant ancestral groups in the United States, the east coast could be described as

Newer Chinese settlements in the San Gabriel Valley might be referred to as

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Exam 9: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

If one were to pick one dominant ethnolinguistic region in China it would be

The idea of young people speaking Welsh is an example of

By county, the rarest ethnic groups to be manifested cartographically are

One issue which shows discrimination against or acceptance of women in a culture might be

Ethnicity

When an ethnic group (like Mexicans coming to the United States) learn to adapt within the culture of the new country this is called

In Urumqi in western China, Chinese officials fear that which will be an ethnic problem?

Which is true about Cajun people as an ethnic group?

Regarding membership in an ethnic group

A country with a very high female life expectancy might be

The idea of people of northern California perhaps being a new ethnic group of 'Northern Californians' is an example of

Feminist geography focuses on

Which is the best choice referring to gender?

Regarding landscapes and places

September 11, 2001 tended to do what to Americans?

Maps and discussion in the text show that ethnic groups like Sri Lankan Tamils or Tibetans may

Ethnocentrism

In the intermountain west of Utah and Idaho, the dominant ancestral group is

On the map of dominant ancestral groups in the United States, the east coast could be described as

Newer Chinese settlements in the San Gabriel Valley might be referred to as

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Migration Flows

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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