AP Human Geo Ch. 3
transhumance is
a type of cyclic migration practiced by semi nomadic herders
which of the following regions are currently generating the largest number of refugees?
africa and southwest asia
the sociologist Ravenstein proposed a series of laws which he believed explained migrants. his theories described which of the following?
all of the above
in the gravity model, the attraction between two places and the distance between them
are inversely related
the existence of hindu indian communities in places such as guyana, fiji, and south africa are the result of
british colonial-era movement of time contract workers from south asia
the process of migrants moving to a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as
chain migration
major routes of human migration before 1950 include all of the following except
china to india
periodic movement is longer than term cyclic movement. all of the following are examples of periodic movement except
commuting to work
the type of movement that involves journeys that begin at and bring us back to our home base is called
cyclic
brain drain is
emigration by educated professionals
the first wave of immigrants to the united states during the nineteenth century came from
england, ireland, and germany
u.s. quota laws from the 1920's until the 1960's had the effect of
ensuring the majority of migrants continued to be from europe
if a country's net migration has a positive value, it indicates that for that country migration _______ emigration
exceeds
which of the following is not presently one of the three largest migration flows in the world?
from africa to europe
which of the following is true of Zelinsky's migration transition model?
international migration is primarily a phenomenon of countries in stage 2 and internal migration is more important in stages 3 and 4
the long-term or permanent relocation of an individual, household, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called
migration
the graph above indicates that people of a certain age are more likely to migrate long-distances than others, this is an example of what concept?
migration selectivity
counterurbanization is
migration to rural areas and small towns
the most general term for human movement from one location to another whether cyclic or one way or is
mobility
which of the following does not represent one of the world's greatest migrations since 1500?
north americans to australia
reasons why a migrant is attracted to a specific destination are called
pull factors
according to lee's model of migration, reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area are called
push factors
the largest numbers of recent immigrants to the united states are
relatives of U.S residents
when young women leave the phillipines to work on cruise ships and send much of their earnings home, those monies are referred to as
remittances
which of the following is not an example of a typical intervening obstacle
roads
during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which of the following types of intraregional migration was the most prominent worldwide
rural to urban
which is at present the most prominent intraregional migration trend in the united states
rural to urban
transhumance and vacationing are both examples of the geographic principle of
seasonal migration
the practice of barring certain indivduals (those with criminal records, poor health, subversive activities) from coming into the country is known as
selective immigration
which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is the most likely to migrate?
single, 25 y/o
europeans have migrated in large numbers to all of the following regions except
southeast asia
the so-called "bamboo network" was created in what region of the world by chinese immigrant families and their business?
southeast asia
over a period of years, a person moves from his farm to a small town, from his small town to a small city, and finally from the small city to a large city. this is an example of
step migration
which of the following is an example of an intervening opprotunity
taking a high paying job while on route to your intended destination
which of the following is not one of ravenstien's laws of migration?
the majority of migrants are uneducated
the largest internal migration in history is
the rural to urban migration in china from 1970 to present
the greatest total number of foreign-born residents can be found in
the united states
which of the following was an example of forced migration
trans-atlantic slave trade
migration streams into the U.S.
were at their lowest point between world war 1 and world war 2
a dreadful conflict in which former european country pushed as many as three million people to migrate from their homes in the 1990s?
yugoslavia