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Unit 2: Migration
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Chapter 5: Migration Flows Unit 2: Migration Slide Presentation
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1
Which of the following examples best exhibits refugee migration?
Southern Sudanese escaping warfare and looking for food.
Chinese from small towns moving Guangzhou city.
Romanians travelling to Dublin, Ireland for finance jobs.
Ohioans moving to Seattle to take jobs in construction.
2
The map of major refugee movements shows main refugee problems in
Mongolia and Russian in Siberia.
Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.
Australia and New Zealand in Oceania.
Bolivia and Paraguay in South America.
3
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
communist takeover of a government
flooding of a river
opening of a new factory
failed harvest
4
The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain has been
Australia.
Asia.
South America.
North America.
5
A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of
a forced migration.
an environmental push factor.
an intervening obstacle.
a political pull factor.
6
Developed countries might be more likely to accept a migrant if
he or she has some kind of useful skill.
he or she is an accomplished musician.
he or she is the right skin color.
he or she is an artist, specifically a painter.
7
Which of the following is not usually a reason why people move from rural areas to urban areas?
better healthcare
schools
jobs
safer environment
8
In developed countries migration _____ countries is more common than migration _____ countries.
outside of; to other
above; below
around; inside
within; between
9
Which is not an example of impelled or forced migration?
African slaves brought to Brazil.
Spanish sailors settling in Paraguay Basin in South America.
Native Americans forced westward into American reservations.
Japanese Americans moved to encampments in World War II.
10
A permanent move to a new location is
migration.
mobility.
net migration.
voluntary migration.
11
A good example of a pull factor is
all of the above are pull factors.
going to Seattle for construction jobs.
being attracted to Florida because of its climate.
going to the U.S. from Mexico because of good farming jobs.
12
A person seeking asylum desires
safety and security in the new country entered.
both a and b.
acceptance into the new country entered.
neither a nor b.
13
Distance decay means
regions tend to expand like living organisms.
what happens to refugees who die far away from home.
more interaction among closer places than farther away.
farther you travel, the more material good you accumulate.
14
The best example of a push factor is
being attracted to Florida because of its climate.
failed agriculture.
going to the U.S. from Mexico to find a farming job.
one becomes a refugee from warfare.
15
Counterurbanization is
the move from urban core to suburban areas.
the trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations.
increased migration to rural areas and small towns.
due to expanding suburbs.
16
Which is the best example of rural to urban migration within a country?
Farm workers in Kansas moving to Wichita for factory jobs.
Bosnians accepted as refugees by Germany.
African slaves brought to the Caribbean from Nigeria.
Portuguese males finding jobs in steel mills in Luxembourg.
17
The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is
rural to urban.
region to region.
city to city.
urban to rural.
18
Which one of the following statements is most characteristic of a refugee?
They take all of their personal possessions with them.
Their first steps are often made on foot, by boat, or wagon.
They usually move with official documentation.
The move at a leisurely pace.
19
Suburbanization of more developed countries is due to
expanding urban territory.
increasing employment opportunities.
desire to change lifestyle.
development.
20
Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
urban to rural
rural to urban
metropolitan to nonmetropolitan
urban to suburban
21
Which one of the following statements is a law of migration according to E.G. Ravenstein?
Most migration is urban to rural.
Most migrants move a great distance.
Every migration flow creates a return or counter migration.
Most migrants consist of families.
22
Which factor usually induces voluntary migration?
environmental
international
political
economic
23
‘People smuggling' is distinct from ‘human trafficking' in that
one is economic pull factors, the other push factors.
the former deals with war and politics the latter does not.
people smuggling involves farm workers not industrial.
people smuggling is voluntary, human trafficking is not.
24
Brain drain is
the large-scale emigration of talented people.
people forced to migrate for political reasons.
a cultural feature that hinders migration.
the process where people are given reference for migration.
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Net migration might be more important to know than gross migration because
it accounts for disease.
it is when people move to port cities for fishing jobs.
it takes into account primitives who migrate.
it is the difference between those who arrive and leave.
