21 questions
The largest number of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from
Vietnam.
Japan.
China.
the Philippines.
Korea.
Indigenous Canadians and Americans grouped by ethnic identity include all but which group?
Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian
First Nations
Plains Native
Inuits
Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau NOT consider a race?
Japanese
Black
Hispanic/Latino
White
Samoan
As Sudan's religion-based civil war was winding down, an ethnic war erupted in the region of
Eritrea.
Tigre.
Darfur.
Amhara.
Oromo.
What lies at the root of the conflicts in Sudan?
religion
migration patterns
oil
water resources
ethnic diversity
The most populous ethnic group in the United States is
African Americans
Asian Americans
Latinos/Hispanics
American Indians and Alaska Natives
Austral-Asians
The second most populous ethnic group in the United States is
Latinos/Hispanics
Asian Americans
African Americans
American Indians and Alaska Natives
Austral-Asians
An examination of the distribution of ethnicities in the United States reveals
ethnicities are not often clustered in urban areas.
different ethnicities cluster in each U.S. region.
ethnic neighborhoods contain a heterogeneous mix of ethnicities, even in cities that were once known for their patterns of segregation.
segregation and exclusion are a thing of the past for nearly all U.S. ethnic groups.
ethnic groups tend to cluster in urban areas and in different U.S. regions.
This term describes a specifically suburban area with a significant population of a particular ethnic group.
exurbia
ethnoburb
enclave
annexed urban area
transitional boundary region
Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are sometimes caused by the illegal practice of
segregation
separate but equal
blockbusting
self-identification
white flight
The pull factor that was a significant factor for African Americans to move south to north in the early to mid-twentieth century was
inexpensive housing
equality under the law
education opportunities
factory jobs with higher wages
inexpensive agriculture land
The "separate but equal" doctrine of racial equality was accompanied by
the abolition of discriminatory lending practices and restrictive covenants.
the end of the U.S. Civil War.
the required integration of schools.
the end of legal discrimination in the American South.
"Jim Crow" laws across the American South.
Ethnicities in the same country come into conflict partly because
they have conflicting traditions of self-rule.
they share a language.
minority ethnicities are officially recognized.
their national identity is shared.
the national wealth is evenly distributed.
Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is
nationalism
nation-state
nation
state
multiculturalism
In 1947 a Muslim family living in central India likely felt pressure to migrate
to southern India and then to Sri Lanka.
to northern India and then to China.
to the northeastern border and then Sri Lanka.
to the northwestern border and then to Pakistan.
to a large city such as New Delhi.
In 1947 a Hindu family living in Pakistan or northwestern India likely felt pressure to migrate
to southern India and then to Sri Lanka.
to the south, southeast, or east toward Muslim-controlled areas.
to the northeastern border and then to Sri Lanka.
to the south, southeast, or east away from Muslim-controlled areas.
to a large city such a New Delhi.
The Kurds
are living in a new country created for them between Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.
are a group which long ago migrated from Anatolia to the Balkans.
have no wish to become a nationality, only to remain an ethnicity.
have a large population but are divided among enough countries that they are a minority in every one.
are not targeted as potential rebels by the Turkish government.
Syria's ethnic composition is politically represented by which minority?
Alawi
Arab Shi'ite
Druze
Greek Catholic
Greek Orthodox
Yugoslavia's nationality
was socially constructed through a heavy-handed authoritarian leadership.
evolved naturally within the post-World War I political boundaries.
accepted the dominance of Serbian culture and ethnicity.
emerged only as a result of substantial economic growth.
was a precursor to the effect of globalization on the region.
As a crime against humanity, ethnic cleansing is defined by the United Nations as involving all but which of the following?
murder
arbitrary arrest and detention
rape and sexual assaults
forcible removal and deportation
trials
Which of the following can be identified as a true statement about Northern Ireland? (A map will be provided on the test)
It is united with the rest of the island to form a sovereign nation state.
It forms its own sovereign nation-state predominantly made up of the Irish ethnic group.
It is a frontier that is not formally part of a state, but the United Kingdom claims the area.
It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state.
It is a stateless nation, as the entire island of Ireland is under the control of the United Kingdom.