AP HuG Chapter 7 Ethnicities Test 12e

President Barack Obama is a good example of the

• complexity of ethnic identity in the United States.

• confusion over ethnicity and race in Kenya.

• natural and biological basis for classifying humans.

• complexity of Asian American identity in the United States.

• principle of the distribution of persons of color.

Ethnicity is important because

• it provides the only stable basis of political states in the modern world.

• it opposes nationalism and globalization.

• it promotes peace and wellbeing in the face of the globalization of culture.

• it reinforces diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.

• it defines citizenship and sovereignty in the political arena.

The largest Hispanic/Latino groups in the United States are from which two countries?

• Guatemala and Mexico

• Cuba and Mexico

• Puerto Rico and Mexico

• Puerto Rico and Cuba

• Dominican Republic and Cuba

The largest numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from

• Vietnam.

• Japan.

• China.

• the Philippines.

• Korea.

Race is often described as

• being characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino.

• identification with a group that is perceived to share a physiologic trait such as skin color.

• determinable from physical characteristics such as the exact shape of a person's face or head.

• evenly distributed around the world, independent of ethnicity.

• defined by statute in most U.S. states.

Indigenous Canadians and Americans grouped by ethnic identity include all but which group?

• Alaska Native

• Native Hawaiian

• First Nations

• Plains Native

• Inuits

A racist believes in

• the equality of women and men regardless of ethnic or racial identity.

• the superiority of some groups because of cultural identity.

• the inferiority of some groups because of economic factors and the superiority of other groups because of political affiliations.

• the biological classification of people and the superiority of some groups over others on the basis of racial identity.

• the biological classification of people along with an understanding that all human beings are one species and therefore one extended family without any inherent differences.

Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?

• Japanese

• Black

• Hispanic/Latino

• White

• Samoan

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.