chapter 3 human ap migration "study guide"

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Which of the following is a good example of voluntary migration in the near future?

A teenage girl in China whose rural family would like to send her to college next year

Migrants 1990 - 2017 Using the graphs above, where did most migrants originate from 1990 to 2017?

Asia

Two Centuries of Immigration to the United States According to the graph above, where did most immigrants come from between 1980 and 2017?

Asia and Europe

Which statement most accurately describes the motivation of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the United States?

Both were motivated by economic opportunity.

Why do immigration policies in Germany differ from those in Great Britain or France?

Germany never had any colonies or native populations to absorb after decolonization.

Among the various push and pull factors, which is the most common?

Economic Opportunity

Net Migration, European Union 2017 Using the map above, which two countries had the most in-migration?

Germany and the United Kingdom

Which of the following is a pull factor?

High standard of living

Which of the following is a push factor?

Human rights violations

Which two countries benefit the most from remittances?

India and China

If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, you might strongly suspect they originated in

Ireland or Germany.

Which of the following is NOT correct?

Migration from rural to urban areas is called counterurbanization.

Which of the following are true of immigration to the United States (check all that apply)?

More Mexicans have immigrated to the United States than any other country. California, New York, Texas and Florida contain nearly as many immigrants as the other 46 states combined.

The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain in the 18th century colonial period was

North America.

Which of the following is an intervening obstacle (choose all that apply)?

Not being able to get a passport Poverty

Which of the following would be considered a pull factor?

Opening a new factory

Which of the following has the highest priority when considering immigration to the United States?

Relatives of U.S. citizens

Which of the following is true of unauthorized immigrants residing in the United States today (check all that apply)?

They make about about 5% of the total workforce. They are vital to the health of America's economy. They aid in the population growth of the United States, because without them, our population would be declining.

Europe has recently experienced a major influx of migrants fleeing civil war from which country?

Syria

What is true of immigration patterns to the United States?

The most recent immigrants have come from Asia and Latin America.

Why have anti-immigration political parties gained support in Europe in recent years (Choose all that apply)?

The parties blame immigrants for crime, unemployment, and high welface costs. People fear that longstanding cultural traditions might be threatened by immigrants. Immigrants often adhere to different religions, speak different languages, and practice different cultural habits. An influx of immigrants from Syria and Afghanistan in 2015 heightened fears of terror attacks.

Why are remittances important to developing countries?

They are a source of wealth, especially when wealthy developed countries do not offer financial aid.

What did Brazil do to attract people from the coastal areas to its interior?

They moved the capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia, 600 miles away from the coast.

Most migration occurs during stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model, because people

are moving where the jobs are, whether in a city or in an entirely different country.

If a woman has been forced to leave her home in fear of being arrested for her beliefs and has gone to another country seeking protection, she is referred to as a(n)

asylum seeker.

An example of _____________ is the migration of doctors to the United States after they have received years of government-financed schooling and training in Columbia.

brain drain

Walmart recruits large numbers of graduates from India, because of their expertise in Information Technology. As a result, India has experienced

brain drain.

Historically, the U.S. population center of gravity has shifted

east to west.

What is the term for migration from a location?

emigration

The U.S. Quota Act of 1921

established maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during a one-year period.

An American marries someone from England. They settle in America to raise a family. Later, the mother and father come to live with them to raise their children. This is an example of

family-based migration.

A Syrian family migrated from Syria through Turkey to Greece without immigration documents. Although Greece does not grant the family refugee status and they face the risk of deportation, theirs is a case of international and ___________ migration.

forced

The Indian Removal Act (1830), whereby Native Americans were marched along the Trail of Tears to live in Oklahoma, is a good example of _______________ migration.

forced

Which of the following current migration flows is the LEAST significant in terms of numbers of people?

from Africa to Europe

Jorgen lives in Estonia, but he spends winters in England working in a coal factory. Jorgen would be considered a(n)

guest worker.

If a woman has been forced to leave her home in fear of being arrested for her beliefs, but she has not left her country, she is referred to as a(n)

internally displaced person (IDP).

If a man has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of civil war and cannot return for fear of persecution because he is a Christian, he is referred to as a(n)

refugee.

In developing countries, the main flow of interregional migration is from

rural to urban areas where jobs are more likely to be available

College students moving to a residence hall each fall and returning home the following spring is an example of ____________ migration.

seasonal


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