Chapter 7 Clickers The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Ethnicities © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. John Conley Saddleback College

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following states has the smallest percentage of African American residents? a) Alabama b) Georgia c) Mississippi d) South Carolina e) West Virginia

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following states has the smallest percentage of African American residents? a) Alabama b) Georgia c) Mississippi d) South Carolina e)West Virginia Explanation: African Americans are clustered in the South and in northern cities.

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Which of the following states has the smallest percentage of Hispanic residents? a) Arizona b) California c) Maine d) New Mexico e) Texas

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following states has the smallest percentage of Hispanic residents? a) Arizona b) California c)Maine d) New Mexico e) Texas Explanation: Hispanics are concentrated in the American Southwest.

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During the slavery era, the most likely destination for Africans captured by the Portuguese was a) North America. b) South America. c) Caribbean. d) Arabia. e) Turkey.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. During the slavery era, the most likely destination for Africans captured by the Portuguese was a) North America. b)South America. c) Caribbean. d) Arabia. e) Turkey. Explanation: The majority of Africans enslaved by the Portuguese were sent to Brazil.

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Which of the following is accurate about apartheid? a) It included the creation of “homelands” for different groups. b) The system classified people in one of two races. c) French settlers created it in the 1800s. d) South Africa still has places governed by this policy. e) The policy was supported by most European countries in the 1980s.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following is accurate about apartheid? a)It included the creation of “homelands” for different groups. b) The system classified people in one of two races. c) French settlers created it in the 1800s. d) South Africa still has places governed by this policy. e) The policy was supported by most European countries in the 1980s. Explanation: Apartheid was instituted in the late 1940s and classified South Africans as belonging to one of four groups.

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In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the concept of the nation-state: a) South America b) Sub-Saharan Africa c) Middle East d) Europe e) Southeast Asia

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. In the 1920s, this region best exemplified the concept of the nation-state: a) South America b) Sub-Saharan Africa c) Middle East d)Europe e) Southeast Asia Explanation: Following the First World War, many European boundaries were redrawn to reflect the principles of nation-states.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following is an example of a multinational state? a) France b) New York c) Scotland d) United Kingdom e) Wales

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following is an example of a multinational state? a) France b) New York c) Scotland d)United Kingdom e) Wales Explanation: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland includes Scotland and Wales.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Complete the following analogy: centripetal is to centrifugal as a) clustering is to spreading. b) beginning is to ending. c) rising is to falling. d) shrinking is to growing. e) None of the above is correct.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Complete the following analogy: centripetal is to centrifugal as a)clustering is to spreading. b) beginning is to ending. c) rising is to falling. d) shrinking is to growing. e) None of the above is correct. Explanation: Nationalism is an important centripetal force. Centripetal is the opposite of centrifugal.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following ethnic groups has the least representation in Lebanon? a) Jews b) Christians c) Druze d) Shiites e) Sunnis

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of the following ethnic groups has the least representation in Lebanon? a)Jews b) Christians c) Druze d) Shiites e) Sunnis Explanation: Lebanon is divided among Christians, Sunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, and Druze.

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The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits a) East Pakistan against West Pakistan. b) India against Bangladesh. c) India against Pakistan. d) Sikhs against Hindus. e) Sinhalese against Tamils.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits a) East Pakistan against West Pakistan. b) India against Bangladesh. c)India against Pakistan. d) Sikhs against Hindus. e) Sinhalese against Tamils. Explanation: Jammu and Kashmir are partitioned along the “Line of Control” by Pakistan and India.

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Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe ethnic cleansing has been committed by a) Bosnians. b) Croats. c) Macedonians. d) Serbs. e) Slovenes.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe ethnic cleansing has been committed by a) Bosnians. b) Croats. c) Macedonians. d)Serbs. e) Slovenes. Explanation: Serbs aggressively pushed other groups out of territory in Bosnia and Kosovo.

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Which of these ethnic groups was not forced to migrate right after World War II? a) Russians were forced to return to the Soviet Union from Western Europe. b) Germans living in Poland were forced to return to Germany. c) Swiss were forced to return to Switzerland. d) Poles were forced to move from territory occupied by the Soviet Union. e) Czechs were forced out of Poland.

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which of these ethnic groups was not forced to migrate right after World War II? a) Russians were forced to return to the Soviet Union from Western Europe. b) Germans living in Poland were forced to return to Germany. c)Swiss were forced to return to Switzerland. d) Poles were forced to move from territory occupied by the Soviet Union. e) Czechs were forced out of Poland. Explanation: There was not a large scale migration of the Swiss during World War II.

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Which group predominates in the far north of Iraq? a) Kurds b) Sunnis c) Shiites d) Persians e) Turkmen

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Which group predominates in the far north of Iraq? a)Kurds b) Sunnis c) Shiites d) Persians e) Turkmen Explanation: The Kurds are the largest nation without a state of their own.

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