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Textbook 7.1: Where Are Ethnicities Distributed?

Authored by Lane Mabie

Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Textbook 7.1: Where Are Ethnicities Distributed?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One key difference between race and ethnicity is that ethnicity

changes each generation.

cannot be passed to the next generation.

is place-based.

is often confused with nationality.

changes following migration.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Geographers recognize that this personal feature is often connected to the ways that people in society make decisions regarding where to live, attend school, shop, or spend leisure time.

nationality

ethnic group

education level

skin color

marriage status

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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 statute in most U.S. states.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A person who may be considered 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 undertakes actions that reflect beliefs in the superiority of some groups over others.

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Geographers consider ethnicity important because it

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

opposes nationalism and globalization.

promotes peace and well-being in the face of the globalization of culture.

reinforces diversity in the face of the globalization of culture.

defines citizenship and sovereignty in the political arena.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is a good example of the

complexity of ethnic identity in the United States.

confusion over ethnicity and race in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

natural and biological basis for classifying humans.

complexity of Asian American identity in the United States.

principle of the distribution of persons of color.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a reason why ethnicity remains a source of controversy in the United States?

Disagreement regarding the extent of discrimination minority ethnicities such as African Americans and Hispanics still endure.

Disagreement on the extent that minorities should receive preferences in hiring and university admissions to correct past patterns of discrimination.

Controversial debates over whether people should identify their ethnicity on the census.

Different understandings of the extent to which the distinct cultural identity of ethnicities should be encouraged or protected.

Disagreement over whether or not ethnicity is really different from race.

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