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SOCIAL CLASS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group of the society

a)

minority

b)

underclass

c)

stereotype

d)

racism

2.

unfair practices that grow out of common behaviors & attitudes that are part of the structure of society

a)

racism

b)

assimilation

c)

prejudice

d)

institutionalized discrimination

3.

widely held negative attitudes toward a group & its individual members

a)

prejudice

b)

assimilation

c)

racism

d)

hate crime

4.

blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society

a)

assimilation

b)

subjugation

c)

genocide

d)

ethnic minority

5.

process by which a minority group is denied equal access to the benefits of a society

a)

subjugation

b)

assimilation

c)

discrimination

d)

cultural pluralism

6.

expectation that leads to behavior that causes the expectation to become reality

a)

racism

b)

institutionalized discrimination

c)

self-fulfilling prophecy

d)

de jure segregation

7.

Treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion or culture

a)

discrimination

b)

racism

c)

hate crime

d)

genocide

8.

people sharing certain inherited physical traits that are considered importnat within a society

a)

race

b)

genocide

c)

stereotype

d)

prejudice

9.

Desire of a group to maintain some sense of identity separate from the dominant group

a)

hidden unemployment

b)

cultural pluralism

c)

underclass

d)

de facto segregation

10.

unemployment that includes people not counted in the traditional unemployment categories

a)

assimilation

b)

stereotype

c)

racism

d)

hidden unemployment

11.

extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others

a)

racism

b)

hate crime

c)

stereotype

d)

prejudice

12.

Criminal act motivated by prejudice

a)

hate crime

b)

hidden unemployment

c)

de facto segregation

d)

minority

13.

people typically unemployed who come from families that have been poor for generations

a)

discrimination

b)

race

c)

underclass

d)

de jure segregation

14.

denial of equal access based on the law

a)

de jure segregation

b)

de facto segregation

c)

assimilation

d)

race

15.

group identified by cultural, religious or national characteristics

a)

minority

b)

ethnic minority

c)

genocide

d)

stereotype

16.

systematic effort to destroy an entire population

a)

de jure segregation

b)

institutionalized discrimination

c)

genocide

d)

discrimination

17.

distorted, exaggerated or oversimplified image applied to a category of people

a)

race

b)

stereotype

c)

prejudice

d)

discrimination

18.

denial of equal access based on everyday practice

a)

de facto segregation

b)

de jure segregation

c)

discrimination

d)

institutionalized discrimination

19.

Steve tells his friend Tom that he should go out for track because Tom is an African American and Steve believes this group of people can run faster than others. This is an example of

a)

discrimination

b)

ethnocentrism

c)

subjugation

d)

a stereotype

20.

Which of the following best describes the functionalist perspective of prejudice and discrimination

a)

what minorities are exploited, the self-concept of the dominant society is weakened

b)

discrimination improves the economy of the society because minority members will work for little pay

c)

children learn to sort people into groups by examining the behavior of the adults around them

d)

because the dominant group feels superior to the minority, its members' self concepts are strengthened

21.

Historically, many African Americans in the southern states were denied the right to vote by government officials who treated them differently from whites, for example, by requiring them to pass complex exams to be able to vote. This an example of

a)

institutionalized discrimination

b)

genocide

c)

ethnocentrism

d)

a self-fulfilling prophecy

22.

Abraham's parents taught him that all white Southerners believe that African Americans are inferior to whites. This is an example of

a)

a prejudice

b)

a self-fulfilling prophecy

c)

institutionalized discrimination

d)

subjugation

23.

Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view on prejudice?

a)

prejudice allows peoples' self-concept to be strengthened because they believe they are superior to others

b)

children are taught to be prejudiced by watching the behavior of significant others who express prejudice

c)

prejudice strengthens society both economically and culturally

d)

prejudice only becomes a problem in society when it is institutionalized

24.

Conflict theory states that the majority uses prejudice and discrimination to control minority.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

People who are blind are members of an ethnic minority

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is a tectonic hazard?

a)

A hazard that occurs when the climate becomes too hot and causes drought.

b)

A hazard that occurs as the result of human actions.

c)

A hazard that occurs because of a movement of the Earth’s crust.

d)

A hazard that occurs as the result of extreme weather conditions.

27.

What would the likely short-term impacts of a climatic hazard be on a developing country?

a)

A high death toll and high economic cost

b)

A low death toll and high economic cost

c)

A high death toll and low economic cost

d)

A low death toll and low economic cost

28.

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

29.

Which one of the following is the cause of droughts?

a)

Heavy periods of rainfall

b)

An extended period with below average rainfalls

c)

the movements of tectonic plates

d)

the rapid movements of material on slopes

30.

Where are earthquakes created?

a)

At destructive plate boundaries

b)

At conservative plate boundaries

c)

At all plate boundaries

31.

What is a natural hazard?

a)

A hazard resulting from the movement of tectonic plates.

b)

An extreme natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death.

c)

An extreme hazard caused by human activity.

d)

A hazard caused by climate change.

32.

What factor can influence the impacts of the hazard?

a)

Human activities

b)

The convection currents of the Earth's mantle

c)

Atmospheric conditions

33.

A nuclear power plant meltdown is a natural hazard.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?

a)

They are exactly the same

b)

Disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans

c)

A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans

d)

Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

35.

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard?

a)

Tsunamis and Earthquakes

b)

Hurricanes and Earthquakes

c)

Volcanoes and Tornados

d)

Tsunamis and Hurricanes

36.

What is a climatic hazard?

a)

A hazard caused by human activity.

b)

A hazard that occurs when it becomes too hot.

c)

A hazard caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust.

d)

A hazard that occurs as the result of certain atmospheric conditions.

37.

Which of the following is not a factor that affects hazard risk?

a)

They all affect hazard risk.

b)

Urbanization

c)

Population increase

d)

Economic development

38.

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur?

a)

Communities can be notified to evacuate

b)

So that we can stop them from happening again

c)

So that scientists know where to go in order to study them

d)

So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

39.

What type of hazard is a tsunami?

a)

Neither climatic nor tectonic

b)

Tectonic

c)

Climatic

d)

Both geomorphological and tectonic

40.

Where do the forces for most external processes on the Earth come from?

a)

The ocean

b)

The internal heat of the Earth

c)

The sun

d)

The atmosphere

41.

Which is the correct order for the layers of the Earth?

a)

Inner mantle, outer mantle, core, outer core

b)

Crust, core, mantle, outer core

c)

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

42.

Which hazard is caused by rising temperature?

a)

Droughts

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Tsunamis

43.

Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?

a)

Drought

b)

Volcanic eruption

c)

Landslide

d)

Flooding

44.

Which hazard can only occur in specific areas?

a)

Flooding

b)

Droughts

c)

Tornadoes

45.

Natural hazards and natural disasters are exactly the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Berlin

b)

Tokyo

c)

Paris

d)

Germany

47.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Haiti

b)

The Vatican

c)

Hawaii

d)

Rome

48.

a line of longitude in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°.

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

49.

referred to as the "belt of the Earth"

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

e)

Tropic of Capricorn

50.

Which one of the following statement does not describe geography?

a)

An integrative disciple

b)

Study of the inter-relationship between humans and the environment.

c)

Subjected to dualism

d)

Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology.