Question 1

Discrimination because of race in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  once allowed for the physical separation of races. 
B)  has occurred since the formation of the country. 
C)  prohibited black people from living in many neighborhoods. 
D)  continues today. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  once allowed for the physical separation of races. 
B)  has occurred since the formation of the country. 
C)  prohibited black people from living in many neighborhoods. 
D)  continues today. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

What was apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa 
B)  South Africa's governmental system 
C)  the existence of landlocked states in southern Africa 
D)  the geographic separation of races in South Africa 
E)  the kinship system of Sub-Saharan Africa 
A)  the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa 
B)  South Africa's governmental system 
C)  the existence of landlocked states in southern Africa 
D)  the geographic separation of races in South Africa 
E)  the kinship system of Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 3

Which religion is one of the three most important in Lebanon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daoism 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Druze 
D)  Judaism 
E)  Sikhism 
A)  Daoism 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Druze 
D)  Judaism 
E)  Sikhism

Question 4

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. 
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.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  network television 
B)  the flag 
C)  the many ethnic groups living in the United States 
D)  "The Star Spangled Banner" 
E)  baseball 
A)  network television 
B)  the flag 
C)  the many ethnic groups living in the United States 
D)  "The Star Spangled Banner" 
E)  baseball

Question 6

A system of racial discrimination in South Africa was called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A system of racial discrimination in South...

Question 7

"African American" and "black" are synonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

Nationalism

Accepted Answer

A)  is loyalty and devotion to a nationality. 
B)  can have a negative impact. 
C)  is a centripetal force. 
D)  may be symbolized by flags and songs. 
E)  all of these choices are correct. 
A)  is loyalty and devotion to a nationality. 
B)  can have a negative impact. 
C)  is a centripetal force. 
D)  may be symbolized by flags and songs. 
E)  all of these choices are correct.

Question 10

Chicago's neighborhoods exhibit a high degree of ethnic clustering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Genocide in Rwanda involved Hutus murdering Tutsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Plessy v.Ferguson court decision resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants. 
B)  the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality. 
C)  the required integration of schools. 
D)  "Jim Crow" laws across the American South. 
E)  B and D. 
A)  the abolition of discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants. 
B)  the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality. 
C)  the required integration of schools. 
D)  "Jim Crow" laws across the American South. 
E)  B and D.

Question 14

Figure 7.3.5  
-Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  rural to urban within the state 
B)  change to sharecropping 
C)  relocation to northern cities 
D)  movement out of inner-cities 
E)  relocation to coastal cities 
A)  rural to urban within the state 
B)  change to sharecropping 
C)  relocation to northern cities 
D)  movement out of inner-cities 
E)  relocation to coastal cities

Question 15

How might the ethnic makeup of Iraq present challenges to political stability there?

Accepted Answer

Many nationalities a

Question 16

Figure 7.8.3  
-The conflict in Rwanda

Accepted Answer

A)  spilled over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
B)  was a civil war, not a genocide. 
C)  consisted of mass killings of Hutus by Tutsis. 
D)  developed from differences that occurred only after independence from colonialism. 
E)  began in 2001. 
A)  spilled over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
B)  was a civil war, not a genocide. 
C)  consisted of mass killings of Hutus by Tutsis. 
D)  developed from differences that occurred only after independence from colonialism. 
E)  began in 2001.

Question 17

People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all but

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasians. 
B)  Jews. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  Roman Catholics. 
E)  All of these groups have been restricted by covenants. 
A)  Caucasians. 
B)  Jews. 
C)  blacks. 
D)  Roman Catholics. 
E)  All of these groups have been restricted by covenants.

Question 18

Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka ended racial discrimination in U.S.schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As part of the triangular slave trade system,ships bound for Europe carried

Accepted Answer

A)  cloth and trinkets. 
B)  rum and molasses. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  cloth and trinkets. 
B)  rum and molasses. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  gold and silver. 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

Figure 7.3.5  
-Which of the below is the best explanation for the pattern of diffusion shown in the maps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early migrants were reluctant to move into the countryside since the city was all they knew. 
B)  African Americans first migrated to neighborhoods where other African Americans lived. 
C)  Baltimore passed a law in 1940 allowing African Americans to migrate. 
D)  Growth resulted from natural increase in the African American population. 
E)  Baltimore was the destination of large numbers of refugees. 
A)  Early migrants were reluctant to move into the countryside since the city was all they knew. 
B)  African Americans first migrated to neighborhoods where other African Americans lived. 
C)  Baltimore passed a law in 1940 allowing African Americans to migrate. 
D)  Growth resulted from natural increase in the African American population. 
E)  Baltimore was the destination of large numbers of refugees.

Discrimination because of race in the United States

What was apartheid?

Which religion is one of the three most important in Lebanon?

The Kurds

Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?

A system of racial discrimination in South Africa was called ________.

"African American" and "black" are synonymous.

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

Nationalism

Chicago's neighborhoods exhibit a high degree of ethnic clustering.

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

Genocide in Rwanda involved Hutus murdering Tutsis.

The Plessy v.Ferguson court decision resulted in

Figure 7.3.5 -Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in the United States?

How might the ethnic makeup of Iraq present challenges to political stability there?

Figure 7.8.3 -The conflict in Rwanda

People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all but

Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka ended racial discrimination in U.S.schools.

As part of the triangular slave trade system,ships bound for Europe carried

Figure 7.3.5 -Which of the below is the best explanation for the pattern of diffusion shown in the maps?

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

Discrimination because of race in the United States

What was apartheid?

Which religion is one of the three most important in Lebanon?

The Kurds

Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?

A system of racial discrimination in South Africa was called ________.

"African American" and "black" are synonymous.

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

Nationalism

Chicago's neighborhoods exhibit a high degree of ethnic clustering.

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

Genocide in Rwanda involved Hutus murdering Tutsis.

The Plessy v.Ferguson court decision resulted in

Figure 7.3.5 -Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in the United States?

How might the ethnic makeup of Iraq present challenges to political stability there?

Figure 7.8.3 -The conflict in Rwanda

People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all but

Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka ended racial discrimination in U.S.schools.

As part of the triangular slave trade system,ships bound for Europe carried

Figure 7.3.5 -Which of the below is the best explanation for the pattern of diffusion shown in the maps?

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