AP HuG Chapter 7 Practice Test

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The racist laws that divided South Africans were known as
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apartheid
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Racist laws divided benches, drinking fountains, bathrooms, and schools in South Africa until
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1994.
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Ethnicity is important because
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it reinforces diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.
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The most populous ethnic group in the United States is
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Latinos/Hispanics
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The second most populous ethnic group in the United States is
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African Americans.
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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 numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from
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China
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African Americans in Michigan are concentrated mainly in
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the southeast.
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We can surmise that the Asian American population in Texas is
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more concentrated in the urban areas in the northeast and southeast.
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We can surmise that in the Hispanic population
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in Idaho, there is more of a concentration in the southern part of the state.
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We surmise that in the African American population
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in Arkansas, there is more of a concentration in the southern part of the state.
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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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True or False? Latinos live throughout the United States
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true
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Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
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West
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Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic distribution?
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clustered
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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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An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the United States reveals
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ethnic groups tend to cluster in urban areas and in different U.S. regions.
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African Americans are clustered in what part of North Carolina?
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the eastern half of the state
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African Americans are clustered in what part of Colorado?
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the eastern half of the state
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Latinos/Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?
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West, Southwest
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In Los Angeles, Asian Americans are mainly concentrated
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in the northeast.
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In Los Angeles, African Americans are mainly concentrated
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near the geographic center of the urban area.
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As part of the triangular slave trade system, ships bound for Europe carried
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rum and molasses.
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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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African Americans migrated out of the U.S. South partly as a consequence of
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increased farm mechanization leading to a decreased demand for farm labor.
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From 1910 to 1950, population density of African Americans in ghettos
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increased
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What was apartheid?
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the geographic separation of races in South Africa
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A racist believes in
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the biological classification of people and the superiority of some groups over others on the basis of racial identity.
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People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all of the following people in the United States except for
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Caucasians.
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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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The "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States was legally established by
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Plessy v. Ferguson.
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The "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality was accompanied by
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"Jim Crow" laws across the American South.
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The Brown v. Board of Education court decision ruled that
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separate schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, a Mexican American might also be considered a member of which races?
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Black, White, or another
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An example of white flight is the
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emigration of whites from central Los Angeles as blacks were arriving.
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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—"Jim Crow" laws
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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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Which of the following is likely the least or weakest centripetal force in the United States?
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Internet content available from around the world
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Before its breakup the Soviet Union was the largest ________ state.
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multinational
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Which describes the nationality of someone who gives allegiance to the United Kingdom?
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British
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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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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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An example of a nationality might be
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a group of Cherokee Indians living on a reservation
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Denmark is a good example of a nation-state because
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nearly the entire population are ethnic Danes who speak Danish.
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Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?
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the many ethnic groups living in the United States
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South Africa is the only state in southern Africa that
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first elected a Black as president during the 1990s.
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Ethnic identity for U.S. descendants of European immigrants is primarily preserved through
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religion and food.
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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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The key elements of nationalism include all but
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political structure.
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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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When a U.S. politician attempts to appeal to the widest number of voters, she or he probably appeals to concepts of shared
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nationality.
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For the former Soviet Union, which of these was the most important centripetal device?
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the Russian language
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The Kurds are likely
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divided among Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
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Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between
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Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus.
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In 1947 a Muslim family living in central India likely felt pressure to migrate
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to the northwestern border and then to Pakistan.
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In 1947 a Hindu family living in Pakistan or northwestern India likely felt pressure to migrate
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to the south, southeast, or east away from Muslim-controlled areas.
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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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Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because
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they have conflicting traditions of self-rule.
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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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Traditionally, the most important unit of African society was the
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tribe
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Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of
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colonial boundaries in the midst of numerous ethnic and national groups.
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The breakup of Yugoslavia during the 1990s was caused mainly by
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rivalries among nationalities.
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The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
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common economic interests.
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NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information later used for geographic interpretation to
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document acts of ethnic cleansing by Serbs
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Race is often described as
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identification with a group that purports to share a biological ancestor.
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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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Balkanization refers to
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the breakdown of a state due to conflicts among nationalities
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As Sudan's religion-based civil war was winding down, an ethnic war erupted in the region of
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Darfur