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The largest religion in the world is...
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
2
What was apartheid?
South Africa's governmental system
the kinship system of Sub-Saharan Africa
the geographic separation of races in South Africa
the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa
3
Which is not an example of a centrifugal force?
social classes
ethnic cleansing
nationalism
racial profiling
4
Someone who practices the religion of Mohammed is a(n)...
Islamite
Muslim
Sunnite
Shiite
5
Which group encouraged "white flight?"
real estate agents
social workers
the state government
the federal government
6
Ethnicities can be transformed into nationalities.
True
False
7
After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of
German expansion.
Soviet repatriation of Gypsies and Jews.
the return of defeated German soldiers to their homes.
changes in the boundaries of states.
8
The most populous ethnic group in the United States is
African Americans
Latinos/Hispanics
American Indians
Asian Americans
9
At what scale would the distribution of Hispanics be most notable because they are clustered?
local scale
state scale
regional scale
county scale
10
The largest groups within a religion are called...
Denominations
Groups
Sects
Branches
11
Race is
determined by the country of origin
characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic
self-identification with sharing a biological ancestor
determinable from physical characteristics, like DNA
12
What amendment to the US constitution outlawed slavery?
Amendment 19
Amendment 13
Amendment 14
Amendment 5
13
Which is the smallest of the major universalizing religions?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
14
The concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves is known as the right of
nation-state.
self-determination.
centripetal force.
sovereignty.
15
A nationality is
ethnic identity.
a group tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
a country.
any group with shared religion, language, & origin of birth
16
Racist laws divided benches, drinking fountains, bathrooms, and schools in South Africa until
1994
1948
2004
1988
17
Where are Hispanics/Latinos primarily clustered?
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Midwest
18
Roman Catholicism is most widely spread in...
North America and Europe
South America and Australia
South America and Europe
North America and Australia
19
In Sri Lanka, the Moors are the ethnicity that dominate the smallest amount of territory.
True
False
20
What ethnic groups migration is portrayed here?
Asian Americans
African Americans
Hispanics/Latinos
Caucasians
21
The fastest growing religion today is...
Hinduism
Islam
Protestantism
Sikhism
22
Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic distribution?
dispersed
diversive
contiguous
clustered
23
The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits
Sinhalese against Tamils.
India against Bangladesh.
East Pakistan against West Pakistan.
India against Pakistan.
24
Buddhism is most commonly found in East Asia, but was originally founded in...
Pakistan
Indonesia
China
India
25
The largest ethnic religion in the world is...
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
26
This city is holy to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
New York
Jerusalem
Damascus
Mecca
27
The most important feature of race that geographers look at is
hair type
blood type
facial features
skin color
28
Nationalities share all BUT which of the following?
passports
voting
religion
civic duty
29
The racist laws that divided South Africans were known as
apartheid
apomatox
secessionist
apartheus
30
Groups that break off from a mainline religion are called...
Branches
Groups
Sects
Denominations
31
Siddhartha Guatama became known as "The Buddha," meaning...
The intelligent one
The wise one
The enlightened one
The starved one
32
Which of the following is an example of a multinational state?
New York
United Kingdom
France
Scotland
33
The term
ghettos
identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.
False
True
34
In the 1990s, the United States
saw dramatic changes in its ethnic composition.
decreased in overall population.
became less ethnically diverse.
saw few changes in its ethnic composition.
35
Which of these is not a religion?
Judaism
Confucianism
Daoism
Syncretism
36
Which religion is the largest in India?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
37
The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called
war
white filght
migrational push factors
ethnic cleansing
38
Which of these is not one of the Five Pillars?
Fasting
Pilgramage
Baptism
Prayer
39
Which group of people mostly practice animism?
Developing populations
Hunter-gatherers
Wealthy populations
Only ancient peoples
40
The janjaweed would most likely be found in what area?
Darfur, Sudan
Cairo, Egypt
Damascus, Syria
Rabat, Morocco
41
A religion that attempts to spread around the world
Contagious
Universalizing
Ethnic
Hierarchical
42
What is a syncretism?
A brand new language
A universalizing religion
An ethnic religion
A blending of religions
43
The holiest book in Islam is the...
Vedas
Apocrypha
Qu'ran
Psalms
44
Which describes the nationality of someone who gives allegiance to the United Kingdom?
English
British
Welsh
Irish
45
The process by which an ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture is called
ossification
articulation
assimilation
syncretism
46
Most Maronite Christians live in
Lebanon
Kuwait
Israel
Jordan
47
Globalization has affected Africa in all but
religion.
urbanization.
language.
ethnicity.
48
The second most populous ethnic group in the United States is
American Indians
African Americans
Latinos/Hispanics.
Asian Americans
49
Islam focuses on which major practices?
The 4 Noble Truths
The 5 Duties
The Eightfold Path
The 5 Pillars
50
Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?
Israel
Yugoslavia
Texas
Palestine
51
Ethnicities are clustered at the neighborhood level in the United States.
True
False
52
Jews typically worship in a
Mosque
Shrine
Synagogue
Church
53
The restrictions place on Jewish diets are called
Moska
Kosher
Good
Halal
54
Which type of religion does the majority of the world belong to?
Contagious
Ethnic
Hierarchical
Universalizing
55
Of the following, the best example of an ethnic group divided among many countries are the
Serbs
Kurds
Turks
Croats
56
In which US state would you find the greatest clustering of Asian Americans?
Texas
Maryland
Alabama
Hawaii
57
This branch of Christianity is most common in Eastern Europe and Russia
Orthodoxy
Mormonism
Catholicism
Protestantism
58
The Kurds are an example of an ethnic group that
has disappeared due to cultural extinction
has a stable and prosperous nation
does not want to live in an independent country
has historical homelands spanning many national borders
59
Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe ethnic cleansing has been committed by
Croats
Serbs
Bosnians
Malcedonians
60
Which river plays a major role in Hinduism?
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River
Yangtze River
Indus River
61
From 1910 to 1950, population density of African Americans in ghettos
fluctuated
remained the same
increased
decreased
62
The largest numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from
China
Vietnam
the Philippines
Japan
63
Which pair of concepts or entities from South Africa and the United States is the best match?
homelands—blockbusting
Nelson Mandela—white flight
apartheid—"Jim Crow" laws
South African Nationalist Party—U.S. Tea Party
64
Balkanization may result from all of the following factors EXCEPT
ethnic divisions
a strong central government
centripetal forces
external forces
65
A religion that attracts a localized group of people
Universalizing
Ethnic
Hierarchical
Contagious
66
Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.
False
True
67
The smallest groups within a religion are called...
Sects
Groups
Denominations
Branches
68
What practice results when real estate agents convince people to sell homes at low prices?
whiteflight
segregation
redlining
blockbusting
69
Nation-states in Europe were formed
in the nineteenth century.
by drawing boundaries.
by the Ottoman Turks.
and have not changed at all.
70
Which group practiced ethnic cleansing in the village of Golane in Kosovo?
Bosnians
Serbians
Slovenians
Albanians
71
In the United States, which is shared by all Americans?
ethnicity
nationality
race
language
72
Buddhism and Hinduism center on which major concept?
Pilgrimage
Reincarnation
Prayer
Alms-giving
73
The largest Islamic nation today is...
Saudi Arabia
Iran
India
Indonesia
74
What is another name for animism?
Tribalism
Spiritism
Shintoism
Shamanism
75
The social groups established in Hinduism are called...
Strata
Cohorts
Orders
Castes
76
An ethnicity is defined as
a group of people with a similar religion.
A group of people with a common history.
a group of people with similar physical characteristics.
a group of people who share a common identity.
77
The term ___ describes people with a common ethnic identity that have been spread out.
caste
diaspora
ghetto
sect
