Question 1

Kosovo is recognized as independent by all major countries of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A nationality is

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition. 
B)  a country. 
C)  ethnic identity. 
D)  any cohesive group of people. 
E)  a group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth. 
A)  a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition. 
B)  a country. 
C)  ethnic identity. 
D)  any cohesive group of people. 
E)  a group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth. A

Question 3

Figure 7.2.3  
-This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European 
A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European C

Question 4

Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northeast, cities 
B)  West, Southwest 
C)  Southwest, Southeast 
D)  cities 
E)  Pacific Northwest, Plains states 
A)  Northeast, cities 
B)  West, Southwest 
C)  Southwest, Southeast 
D)  cities 
E)  Pacific Northwest, Plains states

Question 5

The largest number of slaves shipped across the Atlantic went to North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Clustering of ethnicities is most pronounced at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Geographers are concerned with ethnicity because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a core element of culture that individuals always carry with them. 
B)  it is another term for race. 
C)  ethnicities are always changing. 
D)  folk and popular ethnicities sometimes come into conflict. 
E)  it is the best way to divide people into countries. 
A)  it is a core element of culture that individuals always carry with them. 
B)  it is another term for race. 
C)  ethnicities are always changing. 
D)  folk and popular ethnicities sometimes come into conflict. 
E)  it is the best way to divide people into countries.

Question 10

The distinction between nationality and ethnicity is important because

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalities usually form independent countries. 
B)  it is similar to the difference between race and ethnicity. 
C)  nationality is inherited but ethnicity is not. 
D)  ethnicity is considered more important than nationality. 
E)  nationality is considered more important than ethnicity. 
A)  nationalities usually form independent countries. 
B)  it is similar to the difference between race and ethnicity. 
C)  nationality is inherited but ethnicity is not. 
D)  ethnicity is considered more important than nationality. 
E)  nationality is considered more important than ethnicity.

Question 11

Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese 
B)  Black 
C)  Hispanic/Latino 
D)  White 
E)  Samoan 
A)  Japanese 
B)  Black 
C)  Hispanic/Latino 
D)  White 
E)  Samoan

Question 12

A majority of people in Lebanon are Muslim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Josip Broz Tito

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Herzegovina of Bosnian Muslims. 
B)  served as a centripetal force for Yugoslavia. 
C)  was elected to lead a newly independent Kosovo. 
D)  created the term "Balkanization." 
E)  was born in Albania but claimed Serbian ethnicity. 
A)  encouraged ethnic cleansing in Bosnia & Herzegovina of Bosnian Muslims. 
B)  served as a centripetal force for Yugoslavia. 
C)  was elected to lead a newly independent Kosovo. 
D)  created the term "Balkanization." 
E)  was born in Albania but claimed Serbian ethnicity.

Question 14

Figure 7.2.1  
-This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European 
A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European

Question 15

Figure 7.2.4  
-This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European 
A)  Hispanic 
B)  African American 
C)  Asian American 
D)  American Indian 
E)  European

Question 16

Racism is belief in

Accepted Answer

A)  the biological classification of people. 
B)  superiority of some groups because of racial identity. 
C)  inferiority of other groups because of racial identity. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C 
A)  the biological classification of people. 
B)  superiority of some groups because of racial identity. 
C)  inferiority of other groups because of racial identity. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C

Question 17

Figure 7.8.3  
-Examining this map of Bosnia & Herzegovina reveals

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia & Herzegovina today is a very unstable country. 
B)  Croats face daily discrimination. 
C)  ethnic cleansing removed many Bosnian Muslims. 
D)  Bosnians and Croats united against Serbs. 
E)  the greatest conflict was over Kosovo, which is now independent. 
A)  Bosnia & Herzegovina today is a very unstable country. 
B)  Croats face daily discrimination. 
C)  ethnic cleansing removed many Bosnian Muslims. 
D)  Bosnians and Croats united against Serbs. 
E)  the greatest conflict was over Kosovo, which is now independent.

Question 18

Race is

Accepted Answer

A)  characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino. 
B)  self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor. 
C)  determinable from physical characteristics. 
D)  evenly distributed around the world. 
E)  defined by statute in most states. 
A)  characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino. 
B)  self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor. 
C)  determinable from physical characteristics. 
D)  evenly distributed around the world. 
E)  defined by statute in most states.

Question 19

Ethnic war in Sri Lanka ended

Accepted Answer

A)  with the surrender of the Sinhalese. 
B)  in a cease-fire brokered by the UN. 
C)  with independence from colonial occupation. 
D)  with the defeat of the Tamils 
E)  It has not ended;the civil war continues today. 
A)  with the surrender of the Sinhalese. 
B)  in a cease-fire brokered by the UN. 
C)  with independence from colonial occupation. 
D)  with the defeat of the Tamils 
E)  It has not ended;the civil war continues today.

Question 20

Figure 7.2.4  
-African American and Hispanic ethnicities are

Accepted Answer

A)  racially similar. 
B)  not measured by the U.S. Census. 
C)  similarly distributed across the United States. 
D)  never found near one another. 
E)  both spatially concentrated in neighborhoods within large American cities. 
A)  racially similar. 
B)  not measured by the U.S. Census. 
C)  similarly distributed across the United States. 
D)  never found near one another. 
E)  both spatially concentrated in neighborhoods within large American cities.

Kosovo is recognized as independent by all major countries of the world.

A nationality is

Figure 7.2.3 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?

The largest number of slaves shipped across the Atlantic went to North America.

Clustering of ethnicities is most pronounced at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Balkanization refers to

Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.

Geographers are concerned with ethnicity because

The distinction between nationality and ethnicity is important because

Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?

A majority of people in Lebanon are Muslim.

Josip Broz Tito

Figure 7.2.1 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Figure 7.2.4 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Racism is belief in

Figure 7.8.3 -Examining this map of Bosnia & Herzegovina reveals

Race is

Ethnic war in Sri Lanka ended

Figure 7.2.4 -African American and Hispanic ethnicities are

Thinking Geographically

Population

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Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

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Industry

Services and Settlements

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Exam 7: Ethnicity

Kosovo is recognized as independent by all major countries of the world.

A nationality is

Figure 7.2.3 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?

The largest number of slaves shipped across the Atlantic went to North America.

Clustering of ethnicities is most pronounced at the neighborhood level in the United States.

Balkanization refers to

Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.

Geographers are concerned with ethnicity because

The distinction between nationality and ethnicity is important because

Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?

A majority of people in Lebanon are Muslim.

Josip Broz Tito

Figure 7.2.1 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Figure 7.2.4 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

Racism is belief in

Figure 7.8.3 -Examining this map of Bosnia & Herzegovina reveals

Race is

Ethnic war in Sri Lanka ended

Figure 7.2.4 -African American and Hispanic ethnicities are

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters