Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)

Chapter 6: Ethnic Geography: Threads of Diversity

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Which of the following ethnic group geographical concentrations is incorrect?
A)Puerto Ricans New York City and the Northeast
B)Cubans Miami and South Florida
C)Central American Hispanics Los Angeles and the Southwest
D)Japanese Chicago and the Midwest
2
Which of the following black ghetto forms had blacks assigned to small dwellings in alleys and back streets within and bounding white communities?
A)early southern ghetto
B)classic southern ghetto
C)early northern ghetto
D)classic northern ghetto
3
The most rapidly growing immigrant component of the U.S. population in recent years has been:
A)Hispanics.
B)Asians.
C)Africans.
D)Canadians.
4
Which of the following would not be classified as an ethnic province in present-day North America?
A)French Canada
B)Native American Indian areas of the Southwest and Plains
C)Scandinavian states of the Great Lakes
D)Hispanic southern border states of the West
5
A frequently used measure of the extent of structural assimilation of a minority group is:
A)language.
B)residential segregation.
C)political action committees.
D)ethnocentrism.
6
From 1990-2000 the percentage of 3rd generation or later Mexican-Americans who spoke English exclusively at home
A)rose from 65 to 72%.
B)rose from 20 to 25%.
C)remained almost constant at 50%.
D)fell from 62 to 51%.
7
Since the 1950s, immigration into the United States has been comprised mainly of:
A)Eastern and southern Europeans.
B)Central and northern Europeans.
C)Africans.
D)Mexicans, Cubans, and Asians.
8
Canada's three distinctive immigration streams were dominated by which groups, respectively?
A)British, French, West Indians
B)French, British, Continental Europeans
C)British, Continental Europeans, West Indians
D)French, British, Asians
9
Asian populations in the United States are disproportionately concentrated in:
A)New England.
B)the South.
C)the West.
D)the Great Plains.
10
The system used for bounding properties in North America that results in the most irregular and unsystematic property lines is the:
A)rectangular survey system.
B)long lot system.
C)no-enclosure system.
D)metes and bounds system.
11
The land subdivision system that is common to both the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico and Texas and the St. Lawrence Valley of Canada is the:
A)long lot system.
B)ethnic enclave system.
C)rectangular survey system.
D)metes and bounds system.
12
Based on the index of dissimilarity for black, Hispanic, and Asian populations of major metropolitan areas of the United States:
A)Asians are more segregated than either blacks or Hispanics.
B)Hispanics and Asians are about equally segregated.
C)All three groups are about equally segregated.
D)Hispanics and blacks are generally more segregated than Asians.
13
The urban ethnic residential cluster that is perpetuated by external constraints and discriminatory actions is the:
A)enclave.
B)ghetto.
C)colony.
D)community.
14
The 19th century immigrant slum in the United States developed near the heart of the central city in response to two factors:
A)public transportation and employment opportunities.
B)the availability of cheap housing near the CBD and nearby skilled factory jobs.
C)entry-level employment opportunities and the availability of cheap housing near the CBD.
D)nearby skilled factory jobs and public transportation.
15
Which of the following would be least likely to unify the ethnicity of a group of individuals?
A)shared ancestry
B)a set of distinctive traditions
C)a set of in-group interactions and relationships
D)hereditary racial characteristics
16
When an ethnic group of relatively new arrivals has been completely integrated into the economic and cultural mainstream of a society, that group is said to have been:
A)assimilated.
B)acculturated.
C)amalgamated.
D)adapted.
17
Which of the following would not be considered a charter group for the area with which they are associated?
A)French – Quebec
B)Spanish – New Mexico
C)Asians – California
D)Mormons – Utah
18
The settlement of the Salt Lake Basin by the Mormons is an example of:
A)chain migration.
B)assimilation.
C)nationalism.
D)cluster migration.
19
In the United States, English is the national language, English common law is the basis for the American legal system, and English place names dominate in much of the country. This pattern is a manifestation of:
A)ethnocentrism.
B)first effective settlement.
C)structural assimilation.
D)immigrant tipping point.
20
Immigration into the United States of African-origin populations occurred primarily during which period in American history?
A)before 1790
B)1870–1920
C)since 1960
D)after World War I
21
Traditional patterns of African-American residence and livelihood in the United States have been affected by all of the following except the:
A)decline of subsistence farming.
B)mechanization of southern agriculture.
C)demand for factory labor in southern cities since World War I.
D)general urbanization of the American economy.
22
The rapid growth in the number of Asian immigrants to the United States since the 1970s has been attributed to:
A)changes in immigration laws favoring family reunification and illegal immigration.
B)illegal immigration and the refugee resettlement program after the Vietnam War.
C)changes in immigration laws favoring family reunification and the refugee resettlement program after the Vietnam War.
D)the impending 1997 reversion of Hong Kong to mainland China and the refugee resettlement program after the Vietnam War.
23
After the Chinese, the second largest U.S. Asian ethnic grouping is the:
A)Japanese.
B)Filipino.
C)Asian Indian.
D)Vietnamese.
24
Ethnic clustering is of decreasing relevance to which of the following groups?
A)Hispanics
B)Asian Americans
C)French Canadians
D)African Americans
25
In terms of numbers, the largest group of Hispanic-Americans residing in the United States is:
A)Mexican.
B)Puerto Rican.
C)Cuban.
D)Honduran.
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