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Quiz 3.1-3.4
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1
The migration transition model predicts that international emigration is the highest at ? of the demographic transition.
d. stage 4
a. stage 1
c. stage 3
b. stage 2
2
Which stage of migration transition is intraregional migration from cities to suburbs the highest?
a. stage 2
c. stage 2 and 3
d. stage 1
b. stage 3
3
The largest voluntary pull factor for migrants to a Stage 3 or Stage 4 country is
c. economic.
b. political.
d. site factors.
a. environmental.
4
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees found 3 groups forced to migrate for poltical reasons. Who are they?
c. refugees, IDPs, asylum seekers
e. IDPs, refugees, indigenous persons
b. asylum seekers, guest workers, IDPs
d. refugees, political exiles, indigenous persons
5
Which one of the following would you determine to be the best example of circulation?
Going to a store to buy supplies for your friend's birthday party.
Going to the store once every two weeks to stock up on food and supplies.
b. Visiting a famous national park for the first time in your life.
6
A country has net in-migration if immigration ________ emigration.
is less than
e. exceeds
. varies more than
a. equals
7
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
women are more likely to migrate than men.
c. long migration distances are more likely than short.
a. migrants move most frequently for economic reasons.
b. migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition.
8
The most prominent type of interregional migration in Stage 2 countries is
rural to urban.
north to south.
urban to rural.
region to region.
9
A permanent move to a new location is
d. net migration.
a. net in-migration.
b. net out-migration.
migration
10
The Brazilian government encouraged interregional migration by
a. moving the capital to Brasilia.
e. dictating optimal locations for factories.
d. clearing the rain forest for agricultural activities in the interior.
c. making Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo more attractive to suburbanization.
11
In recent years most intervening obstacles have transitioned from primarily being physical to primarily political.
flase
true
12
U.S. quota laws were first introduced and used
a. in the late 1800's
b. in the 1920's
d. in the 1980's
c. in 1905
13
What is the current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
e. rural to urban
d. metropolitan to nonmetropolitan
b. net emigration from the northeast
c. urban to suburban
14
Which of the following individuals developed laws concerning the distance of migration for migrants?
Ravenstein
Zelinsky
Malthus
Sauer.
15
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacle?
All of the above
A governments restrictive immigration policy
A large mountain range
An ocean
16
The migration transition model predicts that international imigration is the highest at ? of the demographic transition.
b. Stage 1
Selected:a. Stage 2
Stages 3 and 4
c. Stages 2 and 3
17
According to the map provided the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina follow which type of immigration policy?
c. A policy that attempts to lower the number of immigrants.
A policy that attempts to maintain the number of immigrants.
A policy that attempts to raise the number of immigrants.
They have no policy on immigration.
18
A region that suffered a devastating hurricane lead the loss of homes and places of work would most likely bE
a political pull factor
political push factor
an economic pull factor
. an environmental push factor
19
Which factor most often causes voluntary migration?
economic
environmental
political
international
20
An analysis of the chapter's map(s) of refugees suggests that
the United States generally accepts fewer refugees than any other country.
b. neighboring countries almost never accept refugees from war-torn areas.
d. neighboring countries tend to absorb most refugees from war-torn areas.
e.many refugees end up in Brazil or the Austrialia.
21
Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
b. Political/cultural
circulation
d.None of the above.
economic
22
Suburbanization
has expanded urban territory but reduced population density.
c. has reduced urban area but increased rural area.
has only occurred in North America.
d. has resulted in the abandonment of urban environments.
23
The most common environmental push factor worldwide is
b. widespread flooding or drought.
d. volcanic events.
wild fires.
c. earthquakes.
24
The ability to move from one location to another, either temporarily or permanently, is
e. voluntary migration.
mobility
migration
b. forced migration.
25
A country has net-out migration if immigration is ____________ emigration.
d. the same as
c. is less than
exceeds
b. within 2% of
26
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
. flooding of a river.
e. An unstable government.
b. failed harvest
a. opening of a new factory
27
Large scale migration to the west in the United States occurred in the mid-1800's (1850-1890) due to
d. change in tariffs for U.S. residents. .
c. the discovery of gold in California.
b. the establishment of the U.S. Interstate system.
a. the industrial revolution.
28
The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain has been
Australia
d. South Asia.
e. South America.
b. North America.
29
The center of population for the United States has moved
only to the west
to the north
to the east
. steadily to the west and recently towards the southwest
30
Counterurbanization is
moving from an urban core to suburban areas.
a. migration to rural areas and small towns from central cities or suburbs.
due to expanding suburbs.
the trend of the elderly retiring to communities in southern states.
