The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography 10th Edition Classroom Response System Questions Chapter 7

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The Cultural Landscape An Introduction to Human
Geography10th Edition Classroom Response
SystemQuestions Chapter 7
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• 07-01 Which of the following states has the
  smallest percentage of African American
  residents?
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Mississippi
• South Carolina
• West Virginia

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• 07-01 Which of the following states has the
  smallest percentage of African American
  residents?
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Mississippi
• South Carolina
• West Virginia
• Explanation African Americans are clustered in
  the South and in northern cities.

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• 07-02 Which of the following states has the
  smallest percentage of Hispanic residents?
• Arizona
• California
• Maine
• New Mexico
• Texas

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• 07-02 Which of the following states has the
  smallest percentage of Hispanic residents?
• Arizona
• California
• Maine
• New Mexico
• Texas
• Explanation Hispanics are concentrated in the
  American Southwest.

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• 07-03 During the slavery era, the most likely
  destination for Africans captured by the
  Portuguese was
• North America.
• South America.
• Caribbean.
• Arabia.
• Turkey.

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• 07-03 During the slavery era, the most likely
  destination for Africans captured by the
  Portuguese was
• North America.
• South America.
• Caribbean.
• Arabia.
• Turkey.
• Explanation The majority of Africans enslaved by
  the Portuguese were sent to Brazil.

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• 07-04 Which of the following is accurate about
  apartheid?
• It included the creation of homelands for
  different groups.
• The system classified people in one of two
  races.
• French settlers created it in the 1800s.
• South Africa still has places governed by this
  policy.
• The policy was supported by most European
  countries in the 1980s.

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• 07-04 Which of the following is accurate about
  apartheid?
• It included the creation of homelands for
  different groups.
• The system classified people in one of two
  races.
• French settlers created it in the 1800s.
• South Africa still has places governed by this
  policy.
• 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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• 07-05 In the 1920s, this region best exemplified
  the concept of the nation-state
• South America
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Middle East
• Europe
• Southeast Asia

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• 07-05 In the 1920s, this region best exemplified
  the concept of the nation-state
• South America
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Middle East
• Europe
• Southeast Asia
• Explanation Following the First World War, many
  European boundaries were redrawn to reflect the
  principles of nation-states.

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• 07-06 Which of the following is an example of a
  multinational state?
• France
• New York
• Scotland
• United Kingdom
• Wales

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• 07-06 Which of the following is an example of a
  multinational state?
• France
• New York
• Scotland
• United Kingdom
• Wales
• Explanation The United Kingdom of Great Britain
  and Northern Ireland includes Scotland and Wales.
  

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• 07-07 Complete the following analogy
  centripetal is to centrifugal as
• clustering is to spreading.
• beginning is to ending.
• rising is to falling.
• shrinking is to growing.
• None of the above is correct.

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• 07-07 Complete the following analogy
  centripetal is to centrifugal as
• clustering is to spreading.
• beginning is to ending.
• rising is to falling.
• shrinking is to growing.
• None of the above is correct.
• Explanation Nationalism is an important
  centripetal force. Centripetal is the opposite of
  centrifugal.

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• 07-08 Which of the following ethnic groups has
  the least representation in Lebanon?
• Jews
• Christians
• Druze
• Shiites
• Sunnis

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• 07-08 Which of the following ethnic groups has
  the least representation in Lebanon?
• Jews
• Christians
• Druze
• Shiites
• Sunnis
• Explanation Lebanon is divided among Christians,
  Sunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, and Druze.

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• 07-09 The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits
• East Pakistan against West Pakistan.
• India against Bangladesh.
• India against Pakistan.
• Sikhs against Hindus.
• Sinhalese against Tamils.

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• 07-09 The conflict in Jammu and Kashmir pits
• East Pakistan against West Pakistan.
• India against Bangladesh.
• India against Pakistan.
• Sikhs against Hindus.
• Sinhalese against Tamils.
• Explanation Jammu and Kashmir is partitioned
  along the Line of Control by Pakistan and
  India.

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• 07-10 Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe
  ethnic cleansing has been committed by
• Bosnians.
• Croats.
• Macedonians.
• Serbs.
• Slovenes.

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• 07-10 Since 1991 in the Balkans, the most severe
  ethnic cleansing has been committed by
• Bosnians.
• Croats.
• Macedonians.
• Serbs.
• Slovenes.
• Explanation Serbs aggressively pushed other
  groups out of territory in Bosnia and Kosovo.

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