APHumanGeography

EthnicityUnitExam

MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.

1)Ethnicityisimportantbecause
A)itpromotespeace.
B)itsupportsdiversityinthefaceoftheglobalizationofculture.
C)itdefinescitizenshipandsovereignty.
D)itopposesnationalism.
E)itprovidestheonlystablebasisofpoliticalstates.

2)Theconceptthatnationalitieshavetherighttogovernthemselvesisknownastherightof
A)nation-state.
B)ethnicidentity.
C)sovereignty.
D)centripetalforce.
E)self-determination.

3)EthnicidentityfordescendentsofEuropeanimmigrantsintheUnitedStatesisprimarilypreservedthrough

A)neighborhoodsandlocations

B)schoolsandeducation

C)language

D)religionandfood

E)politicalaffiliation

4)Denmarkisagoodexampleofanation-statebecause
A)DenmarkconsolidateditsboundariesbygivingGreenlandtoNorway.
B)thepeoplelivingontheFaeroeislands,whicharecontrolledbyDenmark,speakFaeroese.
C)DanishandGermannationalitiesintermingleinSchleswig-Holstein.
D)nearlyallDanesspeakDanishandliveinDenmark.
E)alloftheabove

5)Loyaltyanddevotiontoastatethatrepresentsaparticulargroupscultureis
A)multiculturalism.
B)state.
C)nationalism.
D)nation-state.
E)nation.

6)WhatwasApartheid?
A)thegeographicseparationofracesinSouthAfrica
B)SouthAfricasgovernmentalsystem
C)thekinshipsystemofSub-SaharanAfrica
D)theexistenceoflandlockedstatesinsouthernAfrica
E)thedialectofDutchwhichisspokeninSouthAfrica

7)Balkanizationrefersto
A)thebreakdownofastateduetoconflictsamongnationalities.
B)religionssplinteringintoopposinggroups.
C)asmallgeographicareathatcannotsuccessfullybeorganizedintostates.
D)ethniccleansing.
E)thecreationofnation-statesinsoutheasternEurope.

8)ThebreakupofYugoslaviaduringthe1990swascausedby
A)NATO.
B)theassassinationinSarajevooftheheirtothethroneofAustria-Hungary.
C)ethniccleansing.
D)rivalriesamongnationalities.
E)espionagebyRussianagents.

9)MostAfricansshippedasslavesweresentto
A)CentralAmerica.
B)SouthAmerica.
C)Caribbeanislands.
D)Europe.
E)NorthAmerica.

10)Aspartofthetriangularslavetradesystem,shipsboundforEuropecarried
A)slaves.
B)goldandsilver.
C)rumandmolasses.
D)clothandtrinkets.
E)alloftheabove

11)Large-scalemigrationoccurredinSouthAsiaafter1947primarilybecauseofthe
A)failureofthemonsoonrains.
B)communistvictory.
C)newmobilityprovidedbyrailwayconstruction.
D)separationofreligiousgroups.
E)boatpeople.

12)Whichofthefollowingisnotanelementofculturaldiversity?
A)race
B)art
C)religion
D)ethnicity
E)language

13)ThemostnumerousethnicityintheUnitedStatesis
A)AsianAmericans.
B)Latinos/Hispanics.
C)AfricanAmericans.
D)AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives.
E)Austral-Asian.

14)AfricanAmericansareclusteredinwhatareaoftheUnitedStates?
A)PacificNorthwest
B)Southeast
C)Southwest
D)Plainsstates
E)Northeast

15)AsianAmericansareclusteredinwhatareaoftheUnitedStates?
A)Southeast
B)West
C)Plainsstates
D)Northeast
E)Southwest

16)LatinosandHispanicsareclusteredinwhatareasoftheUnitedStates?
A)PacificNorthwest,Plainsstates
B)Southwest,Southeast
C)cities
D)West,Southwest
E)Northeast,cities

17)WhichgroupofnewlyindependentstatesintheformerSovietUnionhashadtheleastpeacefultransitiontostatehood,
largelyaresultofborderdisputesandinternalethnicstruggles?
A)thethreeBalticstatesofEstonia,Latvia,andLithuania
B)thethreeEuropeanstatesofBelarus,Moldova,andUkraine
C)thefiveCentralAsianstatesofKazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,andUzbekistan
D)thethreeCaucasusstatesofAzerbaijan,Armenia,andGeorgia
E)Russia

18)WhichgroupofnewlyindependentstateintheformerSovietUnionhashadthemostpeacefultransitiontostatehood,
largelyaresultofsharedreligiousandlinguisticculturesineachstate?
A)thethreeBalticstatesofEstonia,Latvia,andLithuania
B)thethreeEuropeanstatesofBelarus,Moldova,andUkraine
C)thefiveCentralAsianstatesofKazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,andUzbekistan
D)thethreeCaucasusstatesofAzerbaijan,Armenia,andGeorgia
E)Russia

19)Racismisthebeliefin

A)thebiologicalclassificationofpeople

B)superioritybecauseofracialidentity

C)inferioritybecauseofracialidentity

D)alloftheabove

E)B&C

20)WhichofthefollowingdoestheUnitedStatesCensusBureaunotconsiderarace?
A)Japanese
B)White
C)Hispanic/Latino
D)Samoan
E)Black

21)Theseparatebutequaldoctrinewaslegallyestablishedby
A)Plessyv.Ferguson.
B)Brownv.BoardofEducation.
C)thefourteenthamendmenttotheConstitution.
D)theMissouriCompromise.
E)states.

22)WhichofthefollowisnotasimilaritybetweenApartheidandJimCrowslaws?

A)Bothwerebasedonawhitesupremacistorder

B)Bothrequiredracialclassificationatbirthandthecarryingofidentificationbyblacks

C)Bothresultedinblackslivinginpovertystrickenconditions

D)Bothoccurredafterawarwhentheopportunityforequalitycouldhavebeenrealized

E)Bothwereeventuallydismantledthroughdemocraticprocesses

23)Whiteflightis
A)establishmentofsuburbs.
B)decreaseinpercentWhitesbecauseofBlackmigrationfromtheSoutheast.
C)movementofWhitesfromsoutherncities.
D)movementofWhitesfromnortherncities.
E)emigrationofWhitesfromanareaBlacksareanticipatedtomoveto.

24)Anationornationalityisbestdescribedas
A)acountry.
B)agroupwithsharedreligion,language,andoriginofbirth.
C)agroupofpeopletiedtoaplacethroughlegalstatusandtradition.
D)ethnicidentity.
E)anycohesivegroupofpeople.

25)IntheUnitedStates,whichissharedbyallAmericans?
A)language
B)ethnicity
C)gender
D)race
E)nationality

26)TheformerSovietUnionusedwhichastheprimarycentripetaldevice?
A)religion
B)race
C)ethnicity
D)language
E)art

27)ThemostprevalentcentripetalforceinYugoslaviabeforeitsbreakupwasthe

A)religion

B)language

C)governmentalorganization

D)economyandcommonunitofcurrency

E)conflictwithTurkey

28)ThebreakupofYugoslaviainthe1990swascausedby

A)ethniccleansing

B)theassassinationinSarajevooftheheirtothethroneofAustriaHungary

C)rivalriesamongandtheselfdeterminationofnationalities

D)NATO

E)espionagebyRussianagents

29)Ethnicitiesinthesamecountrycomeintoconflictwhen
A)theysharealanguage.
B)wealthisevenlydistributed.
C)nationalidentityisshared.
D)minorityethnicitiesareofficiallyrecognized.
E)theyhavetraditionsofself-rule.

30)ConflictinAfricaiswidespreadbecauseof

A)colonialboundaries

B)Numerousethnicgroups

C)Rapideconomicdevelopment

D)Alloftheabove

E)A&B

31)Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofapeacefulmultinationalstate?

A)theUnitedStates

B)NorthKorea

C)theUnitedKingdom

D)SouthSudan

E)Japan

32)SriLankahascontinuingethnicconflictbetween

A)SinhaleseBuddhistsandTamilHindus

B)DravidiananimistsandHindurebels

C)JacobitesandAssyrians

D)UrduseparatistsandKashmirrebels

E)HutusandTutsis

33)EthnicconflictinEthiopiahasbeenprimarilybasedon

A)theannexationofSomaliland

B)divisionsbetweentheHutusandTutsisafterdecolonization

C)invasionbyLibya

D)warwithSudan

E)civilwarwithEritreans

34)Theprocesswhenagroupforciblyremovesanothergroupiscalled
A)war.
B)racism.
C)whiteflight.
D)migrationalpushfactors.
E)ethniccleansing.

35)AsSudansreligion-basedcivilwarwaswindingdown,anethnicwareruptedintheregionof
A)Amhara.
B)Eritrea.
C)Oromo.
D)Tigre.
E)Darfur.

APHUMANGEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER7:ETHNICITY
FREERESPONSEQUESTION

Ethnicityplaysakeyroleintheunityorbreakupofanystate.

A)DefineNation(Nationality),Stateandnationstate.(3pts)

B)ExplainhowtheconceptsofNation(Nationality),Stateandnationstatecontributedtothebreakupof
Yugoslavia.(2pts)

C)DefineandevaluatetheroleofethniccleansingintheBalkansasitspecificallyrelatestoBosniaHerzegovina
and/orKosovo(3pts)

Gradingwillbeasfollows:
8=30

4=14

7=26

3=10

6=22

2=6

5=18

1=2