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Ethnicities Key Issue 1 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This map represents the distribution of which U.S. Census category?

a)

African American

b)

Hispanic or Latino

c)

Native American

d)

Asian American

2.

A suburban area with a clustered ethnic population is termed a _________________________.

a)

ethnoburb.

b)

suburb.

c)

ethnic enclave.

d)

ethnic exclave.

3.

Brazil’s racial clustering is a reflection of...

a)

its history as a Dutch colony.

b)

the complication of defining race instead of ethnicity.

c)

forced relocation of most of the population.

d)

the location of indigenous groups and the history of immigration.

4.

President Barack Obama is a good example of the...

a)

complexity of ethnic identity in the United States.

b)

confusion over ethnicity and race in Kenya.

c)

natural and biological basis for classifying humans.

d)

complexity of Asian American identity in the United States.

5.

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

6.

The largest numbers of Asian Americans are descended from immigrants from...

a)

Vietnam.

b)

Japan.

c)

China.

d)

the Philippines.

7.

Race is often described as...

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

evenly distributed around the world, independent of ethnicity.

8.

A racist believes in...

a)

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

b)

the superiority of some groups because of cultural identity.

c)

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

d)

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

9.

A(n) ________ is a place with high concentration of an ethnic group distinct from a surrounding area.

a)

enclave

b)

neighborhood

c)

census block

d)

county

10.

Portugal and ________ are the leading places of origin for Brazil's population.

a)

North Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

East Africa

d)

Central Africa