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The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
Mexico
China
Russia
India
2
The third peak of European migration...
Took place in 1840s -1850s
Germans, then Irish and Scandanavians
Irish, then Germans
Southern and Eastern Europeans
3
Bangladesh has a net migration rate of -1.97 migrants per 1,000. What conclusion can be made?
many pull factors are bringing people to Bangladesh
there are more people entering than leaving the country
there are more people leaving than entering the country
a total of 1.97 people left the country in a particular year
4
Which of the following is an example of an environmental push factor?
leaving a location due to high crime
leaving a location due to job loss
leaving a location for outdoor recreation
leaving a location due to hurricanes
5
Which of the following is NOT a major push factor?
natural disaster
economic opportunity
lack of job opportunities
hunger
6
Which region has seen an increase in population and median age due to migration of old people?
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
South (sunbelt)
Northeast
7
In developed countries, guest worker programs
often have negative consequences to a country’s birth rate.
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
are used because native workers cost too much to hire.
encourage the diversification of culture in a country.
8
Which of the following was an example of forced migration?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
Chinese traders’ migration to Southeast Asia.
India-Pakistan migration after gaining independence.
Spanish migration to the Western Hemisphere.
9
Which of the following is NOT a reason why immigrants are granted refugee status?
religious persecution
racial persecution
regional conflicts
Unemployment
10
The largest internal migration in history is
rural to urban migration in China from 1970 to present.
forced migration of Native Americans in the 1800s.
migration of Mexicans to maquiladora factory towns in 1980s
migration of Muslims from India to Pakistan after WW II.
11
Many immigrants send money back to their country of origin. What are these payments called?
Receipts
Collateral
mutual funds
remittances
12
What is the term for a person who moves within one’s home country?
guest worker
Internal migrant
emigrant
immigrant
13
According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, long distance migrants tend to settle
in large cities.
in the United States.
in small towns.
in rural farming areas.
14
The 1921 Quota law…
2% of people who were already here from each country
Established hemisphere quotas
Allowed for work-related immigrants
Allows 700,000 workers to enter each year
15
All of the following are examples of a “Brain Drain” except
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States.
migration of Russian scientists after fall of Soviet Union
migration of German aerospace experts following World War II
migration of Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro.
16
What is the term used for a person who enters a country for the purpose of living there?
time contract worker
emigrant
detainee
immigrant
17
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Urban areas.
Areas away from coasts.
Non-industrial areas.
Rural areas.
18
A physical landscape feature or political policy that hinders migration is
a migratory barrier.
an intervening opportunity
an intervening obstacle.
a natural barrier.
19
Germany sees increasing immigrants due to their declining workforce. What stage is Germany in?
stage 2
stage 4
stage 5
stage 3
20
CBR of the US is expected to slow, but total population will increase. What BEST explains this?
emigration from the United States
negative net migration
immigration to the United States
a higher crude death rate
21
What is the term for difference between number of immigrants and the number of emigrants?
gross migration
net migration
transmigration
circulation
22
In 2004 a tsunami hit Indonesia. People left & moved. This illustrates which concept?
a political pull factor
a political push factor
an economic push factor
an environmental push factor
23
Which of the following is a major source region for migration to Canada?
Asia
South America
North Africa
Western Europe
24
migrants moving to a specific location because relatives/same culture are already there is
undocumented migration.
chain migration.
channelized migration.
step migration
25
Migration from a location is called
chain migration
immigration
step migration
emigration
26
Which of the following is a major source for migration to Western Europe according to the map?
Mexico
North Africa
Southeast Asia
Canada
27
The difference between a migrant and a refugee is
migrants move to improve lives; refugees move under threat
migrants plan their move; refugees have to move ad their.
migrants move permanently; refugees seek to return to homes.
migrants are often young/single; refugees are all ages.
28
Undocumented immigrants
are migrants who enter country through guest worker programs
international migrants who move but do not become citizens
are migrants who enter the destination country illegally.
are always from Mexico
29
Which statement regarding interregional migration in the United States is most accurate?
People are migrating from the W/Midwest to E Coast & South.
People are migrating from E & W Coast to Southeast & West
People are migrating from the Northeast/Midwest to the W & S
People are migrating from the E & S to West and the Midwest.
30
According to Wilbur Zelinsky’s theory of Migration Transition,
stage 3 or 4 of the DTM is likely to migrate internally.
all of the above
in stage 1 of the DTM is unlikely to migrate internationally
stage 2 of the DTM is most likely to migrate internationally
31
What is the MOST common reason for current internal migration in the United States?
climate
political oppression
famine
job opportunities
32
People who quickly flee their country because of violence or fear are considered
A) illegal immigrants.
war criminals
refugees
draft dodgers
33
Many refugees from Somalia came to the United States because of which push factor?
job opportunities
educational opportunities
civil war
democracy
34
Migration to the US was dominated by Asians in…
1940s-50s
1880s-90s
1970s-80s
1920s-30s
35
According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
Children.
Young adults
Older adults.
Families
36
Which of the following is an example of an economic pull factor?
the availability of high-paid jobs in Silicon Valley
the desire of older Americans to live in warmer climates
the closing of the Ford plant in St. Paul, Minnesota
the need to escape war and persecution
37
The largest percentage of immigrants to the United States comes from which two regions?
Asia and Australia
Asia and Latin America
Latin America and Europe
Europe and Africa
