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Test Bank For The Cultural Landscape An Introduction To Human Geography 11 e 11th Edition James M Rubenstein
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4) South Africa is the only state in southern Africa that
A) still practices apartheid.
B) is completely landlocked.
C) first elected a Black as president during the 1990s.
D) signed the Law of the Sea.
E) has a strong Italian minority population.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
5) As part of the triangular slave trade system, ships bound for Europe carried
A) cloth and trinkets.
B) rum and molasses.
C) slaves.
D) gold and silver.
E) all of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 11
Section: Key Issue 1
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8) The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is
A) African Americans.
B) Asian Americans.
C) Latinos/Hispanics.
D) American Indians and Alaska Natives.
E) Austral-Asian.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
10) African Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
A) Southeast
B) Southwest
C) Plains states
D) Pacific Northwest
E) Northeast
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
11) Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
A) Southwest
B) West
C) Plains states
D) Northeast
E) Southeast
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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12) Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?
A) Northeast, cities
B) West, Southwest
C) Southwest, Southeast
D) cities
E) Pacific Northwest, Plains states
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
15) The largest Hispanic/Latino groups in the United States are from which two countries?
A) Guatemala and Mexico
B) Cuba and Mexico
C) Puerto Rico and Mexico
D) Puerto Rico and Cuba
E) Dominican Republic and Cuba
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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16) The largest proportion of Asian Americans are from
A) Vietnam.
B) Japan.
C) China.
D) the Philippines.
E) Korea.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
17) Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United
States population?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
E) 8
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
18) Ethnic identity for descendants of European immigrants is primarily preserved through
A) neighborhoods and locations.
B) schools and education.
C) language.
D) religion and food.
E) political affiliation.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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20) Which is the most dramatic change in the geographic distribution of African Americans in
the United States?
A) rural to urban within the state
B) change to sharecropping
C) relocation to northern cities
D) movement out of inner-cities
E) relocation to coastal cities
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 9
Section: Key Issue 1
25) Race is
A) characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino.
B) self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor.
C) determinable from physical characteristics.
D) evenly distributed around the world.
E) defined by statute in most states.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
27) Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
A) Japanese
B) Black
C) Hispanic/Latino
D) White
E) Samoan
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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28) People who were restricted by covenants in deeds included all but
A) Caucasians.
B) Jews.
C) Blacks.
D) Roman Catholics.
E) A and B.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
30) Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are sometimes caused by the illegal practice of
A) segregation.
B) separate but equal.
C) blockbusting.
D) self-identification.
E) red lining.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
31) Which pair of concepts or entities from South Africa and the United States is the best match?
A) apartheid--"Jim Crow" laws
B) homelands--blockbusting
C) South African Nationalist Party--U.S. Supreme Court
D) Nelson Mandela--white flight
Answer: A
Diff: 4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
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32) A nationality is
A) a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
B) a country.
C) ethnic identity.
D) any cohesive group of people.
E) a group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 2
34) The concept that nationalities have the right to govern themselves is known as the right of
A) centripetal force.
B) nation-state.
C) self-determination.
D) sovereignty.
E) ethnic identity.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 2
37) Which of the following is not a strong centripetal force in the United States?
A) network television
B) the flag
C) the many ethnic groups living in the United States
D) "The Star Spangled Banner"
E) baseball
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 2
38) Loyalty and devotion to a state that represents a particular group's culture is
A) nationalism.
B) nation-state.
C) nation.
D) state.
E) multiculturalism.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 2
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40) The former Soviet Union used which as the primary centripetal device?
A) religion
B) language
C) ethnicity
D) race
E) music
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 2
41) Before its breakup the Soviet Union was the largest multinational state. The largest
multinational state is now
A) Russia.
B) China.
C) The United States.
D) Brazil.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 2
42) Which describes the nationality of someone who gives allegiance to the United Kingdom?
A) Welsh
B) English
C) British
D) Irish
E) Saxon
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 2
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44) One reason for forced migration in Ethiopia was the
A) annexation of Somaliland.
B) communist takeover of the government.
C) invasion by Libya.
D) war with Sudan.
E) civil war with the Eriteans.
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
45) Large-scale migration occurred in South Asia after 1947 primarily because of the
A) boat people.
B) communist victory.
C) failure of the monsoon rains.
D) separation of religious groups.
E) new mobility provided by railway construction.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
46) Traditionally the most important unit of African society was the
A) state.
B) tribe.
C) nation.
D) kingdom.
E) caliphate.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 3
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48) Sri Lanka has continuing ethnic conflict between
A) Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus.
B) Dravidian animists and Hindu rebels.
C) Jacobites and Assyrians
D) Urdu separatists and Kashmir rebels.
E) Hutus and Tutsis.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
49) Until it was forced to withdraw its troops in 2005, most of Lebanon was controlled by
A) Jordan.
B) Syria.
C) Israel.
D) Egypt.
E) Iran.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
51) The Lebanese civil war resulted when the country broke down because of
A) ethnic groups.
B) religious groups.
C) changes in the majority between religious groups.
D) independent armies.
E) famine.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
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52) As Sudan's religion-based civil war was winding down, an ethnic war erupted in the region
of
A) Eritrea.
B) Tigre.
C) Darfur.
D) Amhara.
E) Oromo.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
55) The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
A) religion.
B) language.
C) number of nationalities.
D) common economic interests.
E) conflict with Turkey.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 4
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56) After World War II ended, millions of people were forced to migrate because of
A) Soviet repatriation of Gypsies and Jews.
B) counterattacks by the Allies.
C) German expansion.
D) return of defeated German soldiers to their homes.
E) changes in the boundaries of states.
Answer: E
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 9
Section: Key Issue 4
57) The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called
A) war.
B) migrational push factors.
C) racism.
D) ethnic cleansing.
E) white flight.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 4
58) NATO planes flying high over former Yugoslavia during the civil war provided information
later used for geographic interpretation to
A) drop "smart" bombs on selected targets.
B) identify strategic objectives for ground forces.
C) document acts of ethnic cleansing by Serbs.
D) plan the future boundaries of the newly formed countries.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Geog. Standard: 18
Section: Contemporary Geographic Tools
59) Clustering of ethnicities is most pronounced at the neighborhood level in the United States.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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60) Ethnic groups in the United States no longer conflict with one another.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
61) Slavery has occurred around the world though it is now abolished in the United States.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
62) The U.S. Civil War was fought to keep eight pro-slavery Southern states from seceding from
the Union.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
63) African American northward migration followed the major U.S. highways.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 9
Section: Key Issue 1
64) The term ghettos identifies only the African American neighborhoods in the United States.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
65) Asian, White, Black, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
are all terms of self-identification.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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66) Detroit subsidized African American immigration from the South which alleviated tensions
and maintained the ethnic mix.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
71) People were forced to migrate in South Asia during the 1940s because of linguistic disputes.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
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72) The Balkan states broke down because of ethnic conflict, a conflict which might ironically
end in part because of the tragedy of ethnic cleansing.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 4
Match the ethnic group with the region of the United States where it is clustered.
A) southwest
B) California and Hawaii
C) Great Plains states, southwest
D) midwest
E) southeast and northern cities
F) Alaska
75) Hispanics/Latinos
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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Answers: 73) B 74) E 75) A 76) F 77) C
Match the group with the percentage of the American population it makes up.
A) 13
B) 4
C) 9
D) 1
E) 15
81) Hispanic/Latino
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Key Issue 1
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83) South Africa enacted legal segregation called ________. Blacks were supposed to declare
citizenship in a ________ and move there. In 1991 the legal system was changed and ________
was elected president.
Answer: apartheid; homeland; Nelson Mandela
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 1
86) Why were 17 million people forced to migrate in South Asia in the late 1940s?
Answer: partition of the territory into India and Pakistan on the basis of religion
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
87) Russia fought to prevent Chechnya from gaining independence because ________.
Answer: it feared other ethnicities would follow suit, and Chechnya contains deposits of oil
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
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Test Bank for The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 11/E 11th Edition
88) Explain why ethnicity will continue to contribute to local diversity even as other cultural
elements become globalized.
Answer: Varies
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Geog. Standard: 10
Section: Introduction
90) What is the difference between a nation and a state? Define the elements of a nation-state.
Answer: Varies
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 2
91) Sri Lanka had a long-running conflict between its two main groups of people. Describe the
two groups and the major concern of the losing group now that the war has ended.
Answer: Tamil and Sinhalese; The Tamil fear that their military defeat jeopardizes their ethnic
identity.
Diff: 5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation
Geog. Standard: 13
Section: Key Issue 3
92) Describe the ethnic conflicts that came after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Answer: Varies
Diff: 3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Geog. Standard: 13
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