Ch. 7 Review

What is the best example of a nation-state?

• The United States

• Russia

• Afghanistan

• Japan

What is the term for a group of PEOPLE with a common culture living in a territory & having a strong sense of unity such as French in France?

• Nation

• State

• Country

• Civilization

When a person is completing the U.S. Census and is asked to mark a box indicating if they are white, black, Asian or other--what category are they completing?

• Ethnicity

• Race

• Cultural Background

• Nationality

What refers to a group of people such as the Kurds or Palestinian Arabs who lack an official state?

• Non-citizens

• Refugees

• Ethnic emigrants

• Stateless Nation

Refers to membership of a group based on biological characteristics such as skin color or facial structure.

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Nationality

• Neighborhood

Identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions--religion, language, food-- of a particular homeland.

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Nationality

• Cultural Hearth

Identity with a group of people who share a legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country--often creates a feeling of patriotism.

• Ethnicity

• Nationality

• Race

• Enfranchised

Laws enacted in South Africa by white minority to separate blacks from whites similar to Jim Crow Laws in the U.S.

• Discrimination

• Apartheid

• Ethnic cleansing

• Balkanized

What percentage of Americans identified their race as "White" in the 2010 US Census?

• 72%

• 85%

• 60%

• 95%

The mass killing of a population with the attempt to exterminate them such as NAZI Germany's assault against the Jews.

• Ethnic cleansing

• Genocide

• Apartheid

• Marginalization