AP AP Gender, Ethnicity & Social Geography

Question 1

Which term describes a situation where women have less access to resources, political power, and economic opportunities than men in a given society?

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy

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Gender equity

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Matriarchy

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Gender parity

Question 2

The Gender Inequality Index (GII) measures gender-based disadvantage across which three dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation

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Education, income, and life expectancy

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Political power, wealth, and literacy

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Healthcare, housing, and employment

Question 3

Which concept describes the unequal spatial distribution of ethnic groups within a city, often resulting from historical discrimination in housing?

Accepted Answer

Redlining

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Ethnic enclave

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Residential segregation

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Blockbusting

Question 4

An ethnic enclave differs from a ghetto primarily because:

Accepted Answer

Ethnic enclaves form voluntarily while ghettos often result from forced segregation

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Ethnic enclaves are always wealthier

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Ghettos only exist in developing countries

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Ethnic enclaves lack cultural institutions

Question 5

Which theory argues that racial and ethnic inequalities are maintained through the spatial separation of groups within cities?

Accepted Answer

Spatial mismatch theory

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Central place theory

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Concentric zone model

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Bid-rent theory

Question 6

The practice of real estate agents encouraging white homeowners to sell quickly by warning that minorities are moving into the neighborhood is called:

Accepted Answer

Blockbusting

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Gentrification

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White flight

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Filtering