AP Human Geography Tests for Migration from Midterm

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, every migration flow generates a return migration flow. This phenomenon is known as... a) counter-migration b) transposed migration c) reverse migration d) counter-urbanization e) none of the above

a) counter-migration

Migration from a location is called... a) chain migration b) voluntary migration c) step migration d) emigration e) immigration

d) emigration

As incomes rise, mobility tends to... a) focus exclusively on car transportation b) stay about the same c) decline d) rise e) drop off sharply

d) rise

During the 20th century, nearly all countries experienced... a) suburbanization b) widespread international movement c) forced migration d) rural to urban migration e) refugee displacements

d) rural to urban migration

Most migrants to the United States during the early 20th century came from with part of Europe a) north and east b) central c) north and west d) south and east e) south and west

d) south and east

Generally, internally displaced person (IDPs) suffer more than international refugees because... a) foreign governments don't know about them b) their own governments do not have the military might to protect them c) the world community treats refugees well d) their own governments are unable or unwilling to help e) foreign governments don't care

d) their own governments are unable or unwilling to help

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move? a) children b) older adults c) families d) young adults e) all of the above

d) young adults

A Texan that moves to Canada _______ from Texas and ______ to Canada. a) emigrates / immigrates b) immigrates / immigrates c) emigrates / emigrates d) moves / migrates e) immigrates / emigrates

a) emigrates / immigrates

Which one of the following is / are NOT a barrier to interaction? a) fiber optic cables b) political boundaries c) language d) mountains e) cost

a) fiber optic cables

Migration to the United States declined during the 1920s primarily because of... a) imposition of quota laws b) declining demand for domestic workers c) forced migration after World War I d) economic depression in the United States e) declining demand for industrial workers

a) imposition of quota laws

The building of the Three Gorges Dam is an example of... a) internal forced migration b) internal voluntary migration c) eco-migration d) refugee migration e) asylum seeking

a) internal forced migration

A factor that persuades an immigrant to settle on route to his or her planned destination is called a(n)... a) intervening opportunity b) interruption c) disrupting opportunity d) interfering fear e) interceding factor

a) intervening opportunity

International voluntary migration... a) is most likely to be from the periphery / least developed to core / most developed b) is done typically for religious reasons c) is usually coordinated by the United Nations d) is both insignificant now compared to prehistoric times and is now done typically for religious reasons e) is insignificant now compared to prehistoric times

a) is most likely to be from the periphery / least developed to core / most developed

Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted that... a) migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition b) intraregional migration is more important than interregional migration in terms of political and economic resources c) migrants move most frequently for economic reasons d) women are more likely to migrate than men e) long migration distances are more likely than short

a) migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition

Which of the following represents the pattern of interregional African-American migration out of the Southern United States? a) most African-Americans moved to urban areas in the Northern United States b) most African-Americans moved to Canada to escape slavery c) most African-Americans moved to the West Coast area of the United States d) most African-Americans moved to the rural ares of the Western United States e) all of the above

a) most African-Americans moved to urban areas in the Northern United States

Which of the following is not one of Ravenstein's migration laws? a) most international migrants are young women b) most migration is step migration c) migrants traveling long distances will likely settle in a big city d) people in rural ares are more migratory than city dwellers e) most migration is rural to urban

a) most international migrants are young women

In developed countries, guest worker programs... a) recruit workers from less developed countries to fill a need for unskilled labor b) encourage the diversification of culture in a country c) often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate d) are used because native workers cost too much to higher e) all of the above

a) recruit workers from less developed countries to fill a need for unskilled labor

Distance decay implies that... a) short-distance interactions are more likely than long-distance interactions b) long distances erode hierarchical diffusion c) long-distance interactions are more likely than short-distance interactions d) long-distance interactions are likely to be of a higher quality e) short distances erode hierarchical diffusion

a) short-distance interactions are more likely than long-distance interactions

The migration transition model predicts that international migration reaches a peak at ______ of the demographic transition. a) stage 2 b) stage 5 c) stage 1 d) stage 3 e) stage 4

a) stage 2

The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the... a) west b) it has remained the same c) north d) south e) east

a) west

By the end of 2012, the Arab Spring and its popular uprisings against oppressive and entrenched government leaders had led to... a) significant increases of migrants to North America b) an increase in the number of internally displaced person in the Middle East c) global climate change has stabilized and created more livable environments world-wide d) millions of Middle Eastern refugees have been returning home to resume disrupted lives e) millions of internally displaced persons created in Egypt

b) an increase in the number of internally displaced person in the Middle East

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... a) step migration b) chain migration c) undocumented migration d) channelized migration e) none of the above

b) chain migration

Main problems with refugee camps involve... a) disagreements over sports b) disease and environment c) fights over where to migrate next d) very few problems exist e) problems with gambling

b) disease and environment

_________ temporarily migrate to take jobs in other countries and send money back to their home communities. a) voluntary migrants b) guest workers c) international forced migrants d) transmigrants e) refugees

b) guest workers

Most migrants to the United States during the peak of the late 19th century came from which parts of Europe? a) north and east b) north and west c) south and east d) central d) east and west

b) north and west

The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is... a) urban to rural b) rural to urban c) region to region d) north to south e) city to city

b) rural to urban

Migration in which people move to a series of increasingly more economically advantageous locations is referred to as... a) demographic transition b) step migration c) forced migration d) cyclic movement e) periodic movement

b) step migration

Which of the following is an effect of chain migration of the area of destination? a) multi-ethnic neighborhoods b) urban ethnic enclaves c) urban slums d) culture clusters e) cultural homelands

b) urban ethnic enclaves

The type of migration in which a person chooses to migrate is called... a) forced migration b) voluntary migration c) step migration d) channelized migration e) chain migration

b) voluntary migration

The process of repatriation involves... a) teaching a new language b) ways of bringing refugees back into their home countries c) making people patriotic again d) methods of burying dying refugees e) making refugees into international aid workers

b) ways of bringing refugees back into their home countries

A young man in Vietnam wishes to migrate to another country to help support his family. Judging by current trends, he would most likely migrate to... a) the United States b) Australia c) China d) Europe e) the Philippines

c) China

Some of the highest rates of migration today for Filipinos are to... a) Canada b) Mexico and Latin America c) countries in Southwestern Asia d) Eastern Europe e) Russia

c) countries in Southwestern Asia

Which of the following is true regarding emigration? a) emigration increases unemployment rates in underdeveloped countries b) emigration can speed up development in underpopulated areas c) emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas d) emigration can increase culture diversity e) emigration results in an influx of talented people in underdeveloped countries

c) emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas

You might propose a(n) ___________ program for your country if you wanted to hire a large number of manual laborers from neighboring countries to build a large dam or canal, with the understanding that they would not be granted any other privileges or legal status in your country, after the project is finished. a) engineering obstacle b) chain migration c) guest worker d) unauthorized worker e) unauthorized hiring

c) guest worker

All of the following would be considered pull factors except... a) a stable government in a migrant's chosen destination b) plentiful jobs in a migrant's chosen destination c) religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination d) religious tolerance in a migrant's chosen destination e) acceptance towards immigrants in a migrant's chosen destination

c) religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination

In the United States, there have been numerous waves of internal voluntary migration. These include all of the following except... a) the great northward migration of African-Americans b) the westward expansion of the frontier c) the Trail of Tears d) rural-to-urban migration of agricultural workers e) the Snowbelt to Sunbelt migration

c) the Trail of Tears

The term "Trail of Tears" refers to... a) the "Long March" of the Chinese communists in the 1930s b) the suffering of Indonesians forced to leave their home islands c) the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century d) the internment of Japanese Americans in US camps during World War II e) the forced movement of Jews to concentration camps during World War II

c) the forced migration of the Cherokee Nation in the 19th century

The most common reason why illegal immigrants enter a country is because... a) they are seeing political refuge b) they want access to centers of higher learning c) they are seeking employment d) they want access to the host country's social programs e) all of these are correct

c) they are seeking employment

Which of the following Middle Eastern countries / authorities has not Palestinian refugees? a) Gaza and the West Bank b) Jordan c) Lebanon d) Israel e) Syria

d) Israel

According to Wilbur Zelinsky's theory of Migration Transition... a) a person living in a country that is in stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is very unlikely to migrate internationally b) a person living in a country that is in stage 2 of the DTM is most likely to migration internationally c) a person living in a country that is in stage 3 or 4 of the DTM is likely to migrate internally d) all of the above e) a and b only

d) all of the above

A person seeking asylum desires... a) acceptance into the new country entered b) safety and security in the new country entered c) citizenship in the new country entered d) both a and b e) all of the above

d) both a and b

Several million Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because... a) they were attracted by the separation of church and state (freedom of religion) in the United States b) poor environmental conditions, including volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, induced them to migrate c) Spanish invasions threatened their homes d) disastrous economic conditions, exacerbated by British government policies, pushed them out of the country e) the British military forced them to become refugees

d) disastrous economic conditions, exacerbated by British government policies, pushed them out of the country

In 1995, the collapse of which of the following European countries produced the largest refugee crisis in Europe since the end of War War II? a) Greece b) Romania c) Poland d) Turkey e) Yugoslavia

e) Yugoslavia

The best example of a "center of absorption" for migrants would be... a) a highway b) a non-dense country c) a river d) a mountainside e) a city

e) a city

An obstacle faced by international migrants includes... a) difficulty in adjusting to a new culture b) citizens of the destination country who are hostile c) difficulty obtaining permission to enter other countries d) immigration laws limited the number of migrants who can enter a country e) all of the above

e) all of the above

Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacle? a) the wall separating the West Bank from Israel b) laws imposing immigration quotas on the number of immigrants who are allowed to move into a country c) the demilitarized zone on the Korean Peninsula d) laws requiring immigrants to obtain visas before entering a country e) all of these are intervening obstacles

e) all of these are intervening obstacles

A physical feature, such as a body of water, might actually aid transportation and migration because ocean travel may be easier than overland travel. However, if that physical feature hinders migration, it is an example of... a) a cultural pull factor b) an environmental push factor c) a forced migration d) an environmental incentive e) an intervening obstacle

e) an intervening obstacle

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to... a) spatial search migration b) step migration c) hierarchical migration d) channelized migration e) countermigration

e) countermigration

Which example is not an environmental push? a) cold dreary winters in the U.S. upper Midwest b) desertification of the Sahel c) Hurricane Katrina d) the Dust Bowl of the 1930s e) desert environment of the American Sotuthwest

e) desert environment of the American Sotuthwest

Which one of the following is a push factor? a) pleasant climate b) ill family member in current city c) high-paying jobs elsewhere d) retirement community e) dissatisfaction with current job

e) dissatisfaction with current job

The ability to move from one location to another, either temporarily or permanently, is... a) net migration b) migration c) voluntary migration d) forced migration e) mobility

e) mobility

A remittance is... a) money used for transportation by a migrant b) money earned by a migrant c) money used for bartering by a migrant d) money used for health care by a migrant e) money sent back home by a migrant

e) money sent back home by a migrant

Sine September 2001, there has been a greater concern about immigration control to... a) stop the spread of technology theft b) lessen illegal impacts on unemployment rates c) stop the spread of infectious diseases d) interrupt drug trafficking e) prevent terrorism

e) prevent terrorism

The gravity model predicts... a) the physiological density of a country b) periods of population explosion in a certain geographic region c) the rate at which intercontinental migration occurs d) the number of people a city can support with available resources e) the movement of people, goods, and ideas between two locations based on size and distance

e) the movement of people, goods, and ideas between two locations based on size and distance

The gravity model generally demonstrates that... a) one city can have much activity within its own boundaries b) all cities interact the same amount c) the largest cities have little interaction with other places d) two cities that are far apart can have a lot of interaction e) two large cities interact more than a large city with a small city

e) two large cities interact more than a large city with a small city

In developed countries, migration _________ countries is more common than migration ________ countries. a) outside of; to other b) above; below c) from; between d) around; inside e) within; between

e) within; between