AP Human Geo Chapter 7 [Ethnicity] – Flashcards
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Ethnicity is important because
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it is a bulwark for diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.
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President Barack Obama is a good example of the
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complexity of ethnic identity in the United States.
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What was apartheid?
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the geographic separation of races in South Africa.
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South Africa is the only state in southern Africa that
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first elected a black president during the 1990s.
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An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the U.S. reveals
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->ethnicities are clustered in urban areas.
->different ethnicities cluster in different U.S. regions
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Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?
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race
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The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is
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Latinos/Hispanics
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Which best describes the distribution of ethnicities in the United States?
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->concentrations within cities
->concentrations in cities
->regional concentrations
[all of the above]
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African Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
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Southeast.
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Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
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West
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Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?
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West, Southwest
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African Americans migrated out of the American South as a consequence of
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increased farm mechanization leading to a decreased demand for farm labor.
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Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic distribution?
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clustered
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The largest Hispanic/Latino groups in the United States are from which two countries?
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Puerto Rico and Mexico
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The largest proportion of Asian Americans are from
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China
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Ethnic identity for descendants of European immigrants is primarily preserved through
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religion and food.
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Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United States population?
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1%
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Comparing ethnicity and race reveals
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ethnicity is part of a person's cultural identity but race is not.
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Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in the United States?
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relocation to northern cities.
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From 1910 to 1950, population density of African Americans in ghettos
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increased.
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The "separate but equal" doctrine was legally established by
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Plessy vs. Ferguson.
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The Brown v. Board of Education court decision ruled
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separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.
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Race is
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self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor.
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Racism is belief in
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->the biological classification of people.
->the inferiority of other groups because of racial identity.
->superiority of some groups because of racial identity.
[all of the above]
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Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
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Hispanic/Latino
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People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all but
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Caucasians.
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White flight is
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emigration of whites from an area blacks were anticipated to move to.
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Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are sometimes caused by the illegal practice of
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blockbusting.
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Which pair of concepts or entities from South Africa and the United States is the best match?
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apartheid [and] Jim Crow Laws
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A nationality is
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a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
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Elements of nationalism include all but
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political structures.
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The concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves is known as the right of
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self-determination.
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Moldova's position with respect to Romania is that
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reunification is complicated by a sizable minority of ethnic Russian and Ukranian citizens of Moldova.
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Denmark is a good example of a nation-state because
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nearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark.
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Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is
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nationalism.
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In the United States, which is shared by all Americans?
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nationality.
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The former Soviet Union used which as the primary centripetal device?
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language.
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Before its breakup the Soviet Union was the largest multinational state. The largest multinational state is now
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Russia
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Conflict in Africa is widespread because of
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->colonial boundaries.
->numerous ethnic groups.
[A and B]
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One reason for forced migration in Ethiopia was the
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civil war with the Eritreans.
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Large-scale migration occurred in South Asia after 1947 primarily because of the
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separation of religious groups.
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Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict when
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they have traditions of self-rule.
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Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between
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Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus.
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Until it was forced to withdraw its troops in 2005, most of Lebanon was controlled by
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Syria.
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Traditionally the most important unit of African society was the
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tribe.
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The Kurds
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have a large population but are divided among enough countries that they are a minority in every one.
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The Lebanese civil war resulted when the country broke down because of
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changes in the majority between religious groups.
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As Sudan's religious-based civil war was winding down, an ethnic war erupted in the region of
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Darfur.
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Balkanization refers to
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the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities.
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The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s was caused by
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rivalries among nationalities.
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The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before is breakup was the
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common economic interests.
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After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of
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changes in the boundaries of states.
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The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called
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ethnic cleansing.
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NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information later used to geographic interpretation to
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document acts of ethnic cleansing by Serbs.
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TRUE OR FALSE:
Clustering of ethnicities is most pronounced at the neighborhood level in the United States.
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE:
Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.
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FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE:
Slavery has occurred around the world though it is now abolished in the United States.
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The term ghettos identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.
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FALSE
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Asian, White, Black, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander are all terms of self-identification.
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE:
Ethnicities can be transformed into nationalities.
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The Balkan states broke down because of ethnic conflict, a conflict which might ironically end in part because of the tragedy of ethnic cleansing.
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TRUE
