1. A worship structure features an open-air courtyard, a directional orientation of the structure, and a tower from which a man calls people to prayer. These features are characteristic of (1 point) Responses Islam. Islam. Catholicism. Catholicism. Protestantism. Protestantism. Hinduism. Hinduism. Buddhism.
2. Which of the following ethnicities is predominantly clustered in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California, with secondary clusters in Florida and New York? Responses Japanese Americans Japanese Americans Arab Americans Arab Americans African Americans African Americans Asian Americans Asian Americans Hispanic Americans
3. What similar concepts did the United States and South Africa use to try to justify racial segregation? (1 point) Responses blockbusting/apartheid blockbusting/apartheid separate but equal/homelands separate but equal/homelands sharecropping/classification sharecropping/classification blockbusting/homelands blockbusting/homelands separate but equal/apartheid separate but equal/apartheid
4. Examine the figure illustrating population change in Detroit from 1910–2010. This graph illustrates (1 point) Responses white flight. white flight. redlining. redlining. ethnoburbs. ethnoburbs. gentrification. gentrification. vertical features.
5. Which statement BEST summarizes a reason many ethnicities across the globe face challenges? (1 point) Responses Many ethnicities have been forced to relocate because of international conflicts. Many ethnicities have been forced to relocate because of international conflicts. Many ethnic groups adhere to different religions than the majority population of a region. Many ethnic groups adhere to different religions than the majority population of a region. Most ethnicities are in the minority, making it difficult to gain any political power. Most ethnicities are in the minority, making it difficult to gain any political power. The lingering legacy of colonialism causes ethnic groups to clash with former colonial powers. The lingering legacy of colonialism causes ethnic groups to clash with former colonial powers. There is a disparity between the territory occupied by ethnicities and that occupied by nations.
6. Which of the following is an example of a microstate? (1 point) Responses Bangladesh Bangladesh Lesotho Lesotho Delaware Delaware the Vatican the Vatican Puerto Rico
7.The twentieth century’s most significant example of a failed nation-state in Europe was (1 point) Responses Afghanistan. Afghanistan. Poland. Poland. Ukraine. Ukraine. the United Kingdom. the United Kingdom. Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia.
8.Russia is considered a multinational state because (1 point) Responses a minority of the population is actually Russian. a minority of the population is actually Russian. the nation still honors boundaries from the former Soviet Union. the nation still honors boundaries from the former Soviet Union. though there are various ethnicities, they all identify as Russian. though there are various ethnicities, they all identify as Russian. there are approximately 40 different recognized ethnic groups. there are approximately 40 different recognized ethnic groups. it covers the same region as the U.S.S.R., which was the world’s largest multinational state.
9.In the contemporary world, most of the remaining non-self-governing territories are (1 point) Responses islands. islands. in South America. in South America. in the Northern Hemisphere. in the Northern Hemisphere. in stage 1 of the demographic transition. in stage 1 of the demographic transition. multiethnic.
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