Question 1

Afghanistan

Accepted Answer

A)  has a long history of ethnic conflict. 
B)  is divided roughly in half between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. 
C)  was a peaceful country until the Taliban gained control of the government. 
D)  is composed mostly of the Afghan ethnicity. 
E)  includes Abkazians and Ossetians. 
A)  has a long history of ethnic conflict. 
B)  is divided roughly in half between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. 
C)  was a peaceful country until the Taliban gained control of the government. 
D)  is composed mostly of the Afghan ethnicity. 
E)  includes Abkazians and Ossetians.

Question 2

The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  African American. 
B)  Asian American. 
C)  Latino/Hispanic. 
D)  American Indian and Alaska Native. 
E)  Austral-Asian. 
A)  African American. 
B)  Asian American. 
C)  Latino/Hispanic. 
D)  American Indian and Alaska Native. 
E)  Austral-Asian.

Question 3

Describe the migration patterns that have shaped the African-American ethnic identity.

Accepted Answer

Forced migration from Africa;m

Question 4

Figure 7.2.4  
-African Americans migrated out of the American South as a consequence of

Accepted Answer

A)  the removal of travel visa requirements for people of color. 
B)  increased farm mechanization leading to a decreased demand for farm labor. 
C)  the development of better highways, allowing for rapid and efficient travel. 
D)  increasing opportunities to work in northern coal mines and the California gold rush. 
E)  All of these were factors influencing the migration. 
A)  the removal of travel visa requirements for people of color. 
B)  increased farm mechanization leading to a decreased demand for farm labor. 
C)  the development of better highways, allowing for rapid and efficient travel. 
D)  increasing opportunities to work in northern coal mines and the California gold rush. 
E)  All of these were factors influencing the migration.

Question 5

Explain the origins of one recent genocide in Sudan.

Accepted Answer

The recent genocide in Sudan can be trac

Question 6

Figure 7.2.2 
  
-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 7

The Brown v.Board of Education court decision ruled

Accepted Answer

A)  separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. 
B)  "white flight" was illegal but there was no way to prove a move was motivated by racism. 
C)  discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants were unconstitutional. 
D)  separate facilities for blacks and whites were acceptable so long as they were of the same quality. 
E)  B and D. 
A)  separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. 
B)  "white flight" was illegal but there was no way to prove a move was motivated by racism. 
C)  discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants were unconstitutional. 
D)  separate facilities for blacks and whites were acceptable so long as they were of the same quality. 
E)  B and D.

Question 8

Western Asia is

Accepted Answer

A)  larger than eastern Asia. 
B)  ethnically composed of Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis, and Afghans. 
C)  also known as the Middle East. 
D)  ethnically homogenous because it is more than 90% Muslim. 
E)  very ethnically diverse. 
A)  larger than eastern Asia. 
B)  ethnically composed of Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis, and Afghans. 
C)  also known as the Middle East. 
D)  ethnically homogenous because it is more than 90% Muslim. 
E)  very ethnically diverse.

Question 9

Persians are the largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term ghettos identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Comparing ethnicity and race reveals

Accepted Answer

A)  they are very similar concepts. 
B)  ethnicity is part of a person's cultural identity but race is not. 
C)  race is a better indicator of what someone is like than ethnicity. 
D)  it is possible not to have an ethnicity but everyone belongs to a race. 
E)  both are biologically determined but only race involves skin color. 
A)  they are very similar concepts. 
B)  ethnicity is part of a person's cultural identity but race is not. 
C)  race is a better indicator of what someone is like than ethnicity. 
D)  it is possible not to have an ethnicity but everyone belongs to a race. 
E)  both are biologically determined but only race involves skin color.

Question 12

Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  religion 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  race 
E)  art 
A)  language 
B)  religion 
C)  ethnicity 
D)  race 
E)  art

Question 13

Describe the ethnic conflicts that happened after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Accepted Answer

After the breakup of Yugoslavia in the e

Question 14

How is ethnicity different from nationality?

Accepted Answer

Nationality is identification

Question 15

Figure 7.2.4  
-The ethnic heritage of most African Americans has roots in

Accepted Answer

A)  forced migration from Africa. 
B)  common language traditions. 
C)  skin color, facial features, and hair type. 
D)  living in central urban locations. 
E)  migration from Europe to North America. 
A)  forced migration from Africa. 
B)  common language traditions. 
C)  skin color, facial features, and hair type. 
D)  living in central urban locations. 
E)  migration from Europe to North America.

Question 16

Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United States population?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  5 
E)  8 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  5 
E)  8

Question 17

Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southwest 
B)  West 
C)  Plains states 
D)  Northeast 
E)  Southeast 
A)  Southwest 
B)  West 
C)  Plains states 
D)  Northeast 
E)  Southeast

Question 18

Figure 7.8.3  
-The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s was caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic cleansing. 
B)  the assassination in Sarajevo of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. 
C)  rivalries among ethnicities. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  espionage by Russian agents. 
A)  ethnic cleansing. 
B)  the assassination in Sarajevo of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. 
C)  rivalries among ethnicities. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  espionage by Russian agents.

Question 19

African American northward migration followed the major U.S.highways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What U.S.government agency does not consider Hispanic or Latino to be a race?

Accepted Answer

The U.S.Ce

Afghanistan

The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is

Describe the migration patterns that have shaped the African-American ethnic identity.

Figure 7.2.4 -African Americans migrated out of the American South as a consequence of

Explain the origins of one recent genocide in Sudan.

Figure 7.2.2 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

The Brown v.Board of Education court decision ruled

Western Asia is

Persians are the largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

The term ghettos identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.

Comparing ethnicity and race reveals

Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?

Describe the ethnic conflicts that happened after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

How is ethnicity different from nationality?

Figure 7.2.4 -The ethnic heritage of most African Americans has roots in

Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United States population?

Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?

Figure 7.8.3 -The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s was caused by

African American northward migration followed the major U.S.highways.

What U.S.government agency does not consider Hispanic or Latino to be a race?

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

Exam 7: Ethnicity

Afghanistan

The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is

Describe the migration patterns that have shaped the African-American ethnic identity.

Figure 7.2.4 -African Americans migrated out of the American South as a consequence of

Explain the origins of one recent genocide in Sudan.

Figure 7.2.2 -This map displays the distribution of what ethnicity in the United States?

The Brown v.Board of Education court decision ruled

Western Asia is

Persians are the largest ethnic group that adheres to Shiite Islam.

The term ghettos identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.

Comparing ethnicity and race reveals

Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?

Describe the ethnic conflicts that happened after the breakup of Yugoslavia.

How is ethnicity different from nationality?

Figure 7.2.4 -The ethnic heritage of most African Americans has roots in

Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United States population?

Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?

Figure 7.8.3 -The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s was caused by

African American northward migration followed the major U.S.highways.

What U.S.government agency does not consider Hispanic or Latino to be a race?

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