Deck 5: Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Question 1

Residential segregation in the United States today is

A) the result of restrictive state and local laws.
B) increasing.
C) decreasing.
D) a phenomena which has virtually disappeared.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In New York,Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood of East Harlem and assumed a dominant presence in the neighborhood.This process is best described as:

A) succession.
B) residential segregation.
C) racism.
D) immigration.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The capitol of Baja California,with over 500 Chinese run commercial or service establishments is,

A) Guadalajara.
B) El Paso.
C) Mexicali.
D) El Centro.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In 1925,Mexicali's Chinatown:

A) consisted of business on one block.
B) consisted of diverse businesses spread across many blocks.
C) consisted of laundry businesses near the army headquarters.
D) consisted of Cabaret Dance Halls & Beer Gardens near the Bull Ring.

Question 5

The regional variation in the appearance of humans in clustered populations probably results

A) from a long history of adaptation to different environments.
B) development of populations on different continents.
C) wars kept populations separated.
D) territoriality kept people from mixing and intermarrying.

Question 6

By 2050,approximately ________ of Americans will consider themselves "White alone,Hispanic."

A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 40%
D) 60%

Question 7

A culture's assumptions about the differences between men and women,their character,roles and divisions of labor are referred to as

A) sex.
B) prejudice.
C) stereotype.
D) gender.

Question 8

We think of the border region between the United States and Mexico as being an Anglo-Hispanic meeting point,but one of the largest groups of _____________ in Mexico can be found just outside the city of Mexicali.

A) German
B) Japanese
C) Chinese
D) Indians

Question 9

Hispanic New Yorkers are mostly (65%+)

A) Mexican.
B) immigrants from Spain.
C) Puerto Rican/Dominican.
D) South American.

Question 10

Most African Americans in Milwaukee live:

A) east of Lake Michigan.
B) in the southern part of the city.
C) in the western part of the city.
D) in the northern part of the city.

Question 11

When places are "designed" either for women or men they are said to be

A) gendered.
B) restricted areas.
C) social spaces.
D) sex zones.

Question 12

According to Gillian Ross,"identity" is

A) information contained in government issued passports.
B) identical to gender.
C) how we make sense of ourselves.
D) genetically determined.

Question 13

According to the Census Bureau,the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans is

A) Atlanta, Georgia.
B) Birmingham, Alabama.
C) Seattle, Washington.
D) Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Question 14

The highest concentrations of same-sex households in New York City are located in __________

A) the Bronx and Staten Island.
B) Manhattan and Brooklyn.
C) Queens and Brooklyn.
D) Manhattan and Queens.

Question 15

Race is

A) biologically based.
B) socially constructed.
C) composed of three major skin color groups.
D) the same as culture.

Question 16

Skin color is a matter of pigmentation,a protective element against strong radiation from the sun. The pigment is called

A) dextrose.
B) melanin.
C) epithelial.
D) carotene.

Question 17

A cultures' assumption about the differences between men and women is defined as:

A) Gender
B) Sexuality
C) Feminism
D) Chauvinism

Question 18

In 2000,________ of Americans categorized themselves as "two or more races."

A) 1%
B) 2.4%
C) 18.5%
D) 47.3%

Question 19

The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin also stimulates the body's production of vitamin

A) A.
B) D.
C) C.
D) E.

Question 20

Ethnicity is a dynamic phenomena and ethnic identity (e.g.Swiss-American ethnicity)is greatly affected by

A) racial genetics.
B) scale and place.
C) religion and language.
D) attitude and prejudice.

Question 21

Prior to the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution,slaves were counted as ______ (of)a person for representation to the House of Representatives.

A) full
B) 3/5
C)
D) not at all

Question 22

In 2001,reports indicated that as many as _____ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.

A) 0
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 7,000

Question 23

Groups in Northern Ireland and gangs in major U.S.cities create "exclusive" areas by

A) government programs.
B) street names.
C) Jim Crow laws.
D) graffiti demarcating territories.

Question 24

To stimulate tea production,the government of Kenya gave bonuses to

A) women who did all of the work.
B) migrant laborers.
C) civil servants.
D) men who owned title to the land.

Question 25

Many small business owners in South Central Los Angeles are

A) Korean.
B) White.
C) Hispanic.
D) Black.

Question 26

It is estimated that ___ % of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.

A) 70
B) 50
C) 20
D) 10

Question 27

Indigenous peoples of South India,New Guinea,and Australia are about as dark skinned as native Africans due to their close genetic relationship.

Question 28

Parts of South Africa and Zimbabwe have become demographically feminized due to

A) high rates of male AIDS deaths.
B) low number of male children born.
C) high female child birth rate.
D) migration of males to urban and mining jobs.

Question 29

Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?

A) commercial farming
B) tending a home garden
C) teaching
D) auto repair

Question 30

Barrio is the Spanish term for

A) boundary.
B) a small donkey.
C) neighborhood.
D) socio-economic barriers to advancement.

Question 31

Many geographers,such as Elder,Knopp,and Nast,refer to theories that explain or inform our understanding of sexuality and space as

A) queer theory.
B) heteronormative theory.
C) gender studies.
D) spatial theory.

Question 32

One way of identifying ourselves is to "identify against," i.e.define the "other" and thus define ourselves as not the other.

Question 33

Most of the workers in maquiladoras are

A) immigrants.
B) young females.
C) young males.
D) unionized.

Question 34

Geographers interested in race,equity,and gender are ultimately interested in

A) power relationships.
B) how place is structured by race and gender.
C) how assumptions about "the other" are formed.
D) all of the above

Question 35

Gross National Income does not include:

A) work done by rural women in less developed countries.
B) work done by women in maquiladoras.
C) work done by unmarried women.
D) work done by state-employed women.

Question 36

In India the breaking of a dowry contract may lead to

A) lawsuits.
B) a beating or killing of the wife (dowry death).
C) a marriage annulment.
D) Dowries are illegal in India, so this is not an issue.

Question 37

In 1990 all of the regions showed rising female employment except

A) Middle and South America.
B) Southeast Asia.
C) East Asia.
D) Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 38

In the 1910s,segregation of the Chinese in Oakland,California was

A) illegal.
B) carried out by vigilantes.
C) a matter of preference among the Chinese.
D) the result of "white only" zoning laws.

Question 39

In the Sub-Saharan realm,________ remains the rule rather than the exception.

A) male dominance
B) female dominance
C) no dominance by gender
D) dominance of older members of society

Question 40

South Central Los Angeles in 1970 was 90% black. Now it is split almost evenly between black and

A) Chinese.
B) White.
C) Hispanic.
D) Korean.

Question 41

GNP does not measure domestic work of women but does measure domestic work of men (e.g.,gendered activities such as lawn mowing,changing the oil in the car,do it yourself repairs).

Question 42

Discuss the role of women in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 43

Rural Africa is demographically male dominated.

Question 44

Identity is a complex and dynamic concept.Discuss ways in which identities are constructed. Highlight issues such as multiple identities,identifying against and the impact of scale in your discussion.

Question 45

Dowry killing came to the attention of the public after it was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Question 46

Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa will not lend money to rural women.

Question 47

"Invasion and succession" is the term used to describe the process where new immigrants to a city often move into areas occupied by older immigrant groups.

Question 48

Mexican migration to New York involves invasion and succession processes and some friction with Puerto Rican Hispanics in East Harlem.

Question 49

What difficulties arise when trying to use the concept of race to discuss the population of the United States? Discuss issues of the scientific status of the race concept,the number of races,and the changing notions of what constitutes a race.

Question 50

Discuss,from a geographical perspective,the social and spatial dynamics of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Question 51

In India today,dowry deaths are virtually non-existent.

Question 52

Chinese living in Mexicali,Mexico are prohibited from owning commercial or service businesses.

Question 53

Discuss the development of a Chinatown in Mexicali,Mexico. How has this Chinatown changed over time?