Housing Inequality — Quiz

Question 1

Which occurrence is an example of de facto segregation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

suburbanization; steering

Question 2

How has redlining impacted neighborhood public schools?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They have less funding because property taxes are lower.

Question 3

What long-term effect do disparities in educational opportunities in historically redlined communities have on students from those areas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

earning potential is limited

Question 4

What contributed to the formation of ghettos in the post-World War II era?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Black veterans were often refused loans.

Question 5

What does "de jure segregation” refer to?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

racial separation enforced by law

Question 6

How did policies such as the GI Bill and FHA loans contribute to the racial segregation of neighborhoods?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by making benefits more accessible to White Americans

Question 7

What is steering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

guiding people toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race or ethnicity

Question 8

What are ghettos?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

urban areas with limited economic opportunities and substandard housing

Question 9

Which occurrence is an example of de jure segregation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

redlining

Question 10

What term describes the mass movement of White populations from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban areas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

White flight

Housing Inequality — Quiz Answers