Ethnicity is important because
D) it is a bulwark for diversity in the face of the
globalization of culture.
Elements of nationalism include all but
D) political structure.
The concept that nationalities have the right
to govern themselves is known as the right of
C) self-determination.
Denmark is a good example of a nation-state because
A) nearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark.
Which of the following is not a strong
centripetal force in the United States?
C) the many ethnic groups living in the United
States
Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents
a particular group's culture is
A) nationalism
What was apartheid?
D) the geographic separation of races in South
Africa
South Africa is the only state in southern Africa
that
C) first elected a Black as president during the
1990s.
Balkanization refers to
B) the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among
nationalities.
The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s
was caused by
C) rivalries among nationalities.
The most important centripetal force in
Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
D) unit of currency
Most Africans shipped as slaves were
sent to
D) south america
As part of the triangular slave trade system,
ships bound for Europe carried
B) rum and molasses.
After World War II ended, millions of people
were forced to migrate because of
E) changes in the boundaries of states.
One reason for forced migration in Ethiopia
was the
E) civil war with the Eriteans.
Large-scale migration occurred in South
Asia after 1947 primarily because of the
D) separation of religious groups.
Which of the following is not an element of
cultural diversity?
D) race
The most numerous ethnicity in the United
States is
C) Latinos/Hispanics.
Which best describes the distribution of
ethnicities in the United States?
D) all of the above
African Americans are clustered in what
area of the United States?
A) Southeast
Asian Americans are clustered in what
area of the United States?
B) West
Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what
areas of the United States?
B) West, Southwest
Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic
distribution?
B) clustered
The largest Hispanic/Latino groups in the
United States are from which two countries?
C) Puerto Rico and Mexico
The largest proportion of Asian Americans
are from
C) China.
Native Americans and Alaska Natives
make up what percentage of the total United
States population?
A 1
Ethnic identity for descendants of
European immigrants is primarily preserved
through
D) religion and food.
Which is the most dramatic change in the
geographic distribution of African Americans in
the United States?
C) relocation to northern cities
From 1910 to 1950, population density of
African Americans in ghettos
A) increased.
Race is
B) self-identification with a group sharing a
biological ancestor.
Self-identification includes
D) all of the above
Racism is belief in
D) all of the above
Which of the following does the United States
Census Bureau not consider a race?
C) Hispanic/Latino
The "separate but equal" doctrine was
legally established by
B) Plessy v. Ferguson.
People who were restricted by covenants in
deeds included all but
A) Caucasians
White flight is
E) emigration of Whites from an area Blacks
were anticipated to move to.
Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are best
explained by the promoting of
C) blockbusting.
A nation or nationality is
A) a group of people tied to a place through
legal status and tradition.
In the United States, which is shared by all
Americans?
A) nationality
Nation-states in Europe were formed
C) by drawing boundaries.
Conflict in Africa is widespread because
of
E) A and B. (A colonial boundaries.&B numerous ethnic groups.
Traditionally the most important unit of
African society was the
B) tribe.
The former Soviet Union used which as the
primary centripetal device?
B) language
Which describes the nationality of the
United Kingdom?
C) British
Ethnicities in the same country come into
conflict when
A) they have traditions of self-rule.
Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict
between
A) Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus.
Conflict over territory in the Middle East is
strongest for
A) Lebanon.
Until it was forced to withdraw its troops in
2005, most of Lebanon was controlled by
B syria
The Lebanese civil war resulted when the
country broke down because of
C) changes in the majority between religious
groups.
The process when a group forcibly removes
another group is called
D) ethnic cleansing.
As Sudan's religion-based civil war was
winding down, an ethnic war erupted in the
region of
C) Darfur.