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WorksheetsRace & Ethnicity
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Laws that physically separated difference races within South Africa.
a)
Centrifugal Forces
b)
Apartheid
c)
Racism
d)
Jim Crow
2.
Process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities.
a)
Balkanization
b)
Apartheid
Apartheid
Apartheid
c)
Nationalism
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
3.
September 11th, was an example of a____ force which brought the United States together.
a)
Centrifugal
b)
Nationalistic
c)
Centripetal
d)
Ethnic
4.
Something pushes people apart is referred to as a ____.
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Centrifugal Force
c)
Nationalism
d)
Ethnic conflict
5.
The Holocaust was an example of a ___.
a)
Apartheid
b)
Balkanization
c)
Centripetal Force
d)
Genocide
6.
Loyalty and devotion to one's country is called ___.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nationality
c)
Balkanization
d)
Centrifugal Force
7.
American, Canadian, French, and Norwegian are all considered a ___.
a)
Ethnicity
b)
Nationality
c)
Language
d)
Race
8.
Your identity that is based on your biological makeup is referred to as ___
a)
Race
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Blood
d)
Nationality
9.
The belief that racism is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and can result in the thought of superiority over another race.
a)
Ethnic Cleansing
b)
Racism
c)
Racist
d)
Genocide
10.
Many African Americans after the Civil War stayed in the South and became ___.
a)
Members of the Baptist Church
b)
Authors of Jim Crow Laws
c)
Sharecroppers
d)
Indentured Servants
11.
The international migration of Africans to the New World was referred to as the ____.
a)
Exodus
b)
Slave Trade
c)
Triangular Slave Trade
d)
Mass Migration
12.
Stereotypes -- _____ -- Discrimination -- Racism
a)
Gender
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Race
d)
Prejudice
13.
Plessy v. Ferguson established what idea as legal in America?
a)
Desegregation of Public Schools
b)
Separate but Equal
c)
Ethnic Cleansing
d)
Boycotts
14.
What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Roe vs. Wade
c)
Emmett Till Trial
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
15.
Another name for an ethnic neighborhood is a ___.
a)
Ghetto
b)
Poletown
c)
Ethnic Town
d)
Racial Neighborhood
16.
What was the name of the man who became the first Black South African President?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Mohandas Ghandi
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Nelson Mandela
17.
Which group of people gained complete control in South Africa during the Apartheid?
a)
British
b)
Dutch
c)
Afrikaners
d)
Mixed People
18.
Asian Americans are predominantly found in what region of the United States?
a)
East
b)
West
c)
South
d)
North
19.
African Americans are predominantly found in what region of the United States?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
20.
Native Americans are predominantly found in what part of the United States?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.
The most ethnic diversity is found in what part of the United States?
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Northern Plains
22.
Classification system based on physical characteristics of humans
a)
Race
b)
Ethnicity
c)
Culture
d)
Statute
23.
Which of the following is not a part of the United Kingdom?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Scotland
d)
Wales
24.
When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Stateless Nation
25.
What is it called when a country breaks apart into several smaller countries?
a)
Centripetal Force
b)
Nation State
c)
Fragmented State
d)
Balkanization
26.
The celebration of a national holiday is an example of
a)
Centrifugal Force
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Terrorism
d)
Revolution
27.
African-Americans predominately live in
a)
urban areas.
b)
the South and northern US Cities.
c)
rural areas of the South and Midwest.
d)
urban areas in California.
28.
Which example is NOT an ethnic region of North America?
a)
Hawaii
b)
French Quebec
c)
Midwest
d)
South Florida
29.
In large cities, people with the same culture often live in segregated areas called
a)
ethnic agglomeration.
b)
ethnic enclaves.
c)
cultural agglomerations.
d)
cultural exclaves.
30.
Los Angeles has what kind of ethnic distribution?
a)
dispersed
b)
clustered
c)
contiguous
d)
diverse
31.
The most important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before its breakup was the
a)
religion
b)
language
c)
number of nationalities
d)
common economic interests
32.
Most of the conflict in Africa is widespread because of
a)
colonial boundaries clearly demarcating the various ethnic and national populations.
b)
rapid economic development for the poor at the expense of the rich.
c)
gradual economic development favoring the poor over the rich.
d)
colonial boundaries in the midst of numerous ethnic and national groups.
33.
Neighborhood changes in ethnicity are sometimes caused by the illegal practice of
a)
segregation
b)
blockbusting
c)
self-identification
d)
white flight
34.
In 1947 a Muslim family living in central India likely felt pressure to migrate
a)
to southern India and then to Sri Lanka.
b)
to the northeastern border and then to Sri Lanka.
c)
to the northwestern border and then to Pakistan.
d)
to a large city such as New Delhi.
35.
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 within it
d)
"The Star Spangled Banner"
36.
This Middle-Eastern ethnic group does not have its own state and is dispersed among enough countries that it is a minority in each one.
a)
Irish
b)
Turks
c)
Persians
d)
Kurds
37.
What is the most populous ethnic group in the United States?
a)
African American
b)
Asian American
c)
Hispanic/Latino
d)
American Indian
38.
This is the process by which one group of people try to eliminate the presence of another ethnic group either through relocation of elimination.
a)
Genocide
b)
Balkanization
c)
Assimilation
d)
Ethnic Cleansing
39.
Which pair of concepts or entities from South Africa and the United States is the best match?
a)
homelands—blockbusting
b)
Nelson Mandela—white flight
c)
apartheid—"Jim Crow" laws
d)
apartheid—U.S. Libertarian Party.
40.
A nationality is
a)
a group of people tied to a place through legal status and tradition.
b)
ethnic identity.
c)
any cohesive group of people.
d)
any group with shared religion, language, and origin of birth.
41.
Identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland (area) or hearth.
a)
ethnicity
b)
race
c)
nationality
42.
Identity with a group of people who share a legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country.
a)
ethnicity
b)
race
c)
nationality
43.
The world's largest island (and a territory of Denmark) is ______.
a)
Australia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Iceland
d)
Greenland
44.
Most people living in Denmark are ethnically Danish. Because of this it is fair to label Denmark as a _____.
a)
nation-state
b)
ethnic-state
c)
sovereign-state
d)
multinational-state
45.
Prior to becoming a nation this country was made up of around 300 smaller states (the most powerful being Prussia).
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Czech Republic
d)
Denmark
46.
The former Soviet Union is a good example of a ______ because it had 15 different republics.
a)
nation-state
b)
ethnic state
c)
multinational state
d)
multiethnic state
47.
This region is situated between the Black and Caspian seas and gets its name from the mountains that separate Russia from Azerbaijan.
a)
Scandinavian Region
b)
Caucasus
c)
Balkans
d)
Ural Region
48.
A historical term used to reference where an ethnic minority is forced to live
a)
Concentration Camp
b)
Asylum
c)
Ghetto
d)
Prison
49.
Detroit is an example of this settlement
a)
Squatter Settlement
b)
Suburb
c)
Spatial divide
d)
Ethnic Enclave
50.
In which of the following places has a genocide not been attempted?
a)
Rwanda
b)
Darfur
c)
Cambodia
d)
Mexico
51.
Internationally recognized control over people and territory
a)
Territoriality
b)
Spatial analysis
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Repartimiento
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