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political pull factors that contribute to immigration
safety, freedom/rights, escape for war
Which of the 5 Themes of Geography is this an example? Most immigrants in the U.S. come from Latin America.
Movement
Which list contains the names of nations that each attracted fewer than two million immigrants?
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Libya, Sudan, South Africa, Mongolia, and China
Which of the following nations attracted the fewest number of immigrants?
Mongolia
The political system in which the power of the government comes from the people.
Democracy
region
An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas.
Drought
An unusually long period in which little or no rain falls.
examples of environmental push factors
Drought , starvation
This woman is enrolled in a medical technology program at a U.S. university. Which factor most likely played a role in bringing her to the U.S?
Education pull factors
Suppose this woman now lives with an aunt who emigrated to the United States many years before. What most likely helped her make that decision?
Family pull factor
3 Kinds of Pull Factors
Family, Education and Quality of Life
Many American cities hold parades to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Which immigrants brought the St. Patrick's Day celebration to the United States?
Irish
Which nations attracted between 100,000 and 999,999 immigrants each?
Libya and Sudan
schools, freedom, and jobs
Major pull factors that draws people to come to the USA.
Which statement is true?
Many who come to the United States for college later decide to make it their permanent home
The economic system in which business owners decide what to sell & at what price.
Market Economy
Which statement is true?
People may become political refugees when their government rules through fear
What is the most important push factor that drove these people to leave their homeland?
Political push factor
3 Kinds of Push Factors
Political, Economic and Environmental
After this student graduates, she can expect to make a good living. Which factor reflects this reason for coming to the United States?
Quality-of-life pull factors
When this woman got a job in America, she may have sent money back to her family in Ireland. These payments are called-
Remittances
Refugee
Someone who seeks safety by going to another country. Refugees may be escaping political unrest or war. Or they may fear being attacked because of their beliefs.
Holidays which came to the USA with immigrants.
St. Patrick's Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Years
How have immigrants helped most to build the U.S. economy?
Starting new businesses
Migration streams
The constant flow of migrants from one country into another country. The largest migration stream into the United States today is from Mexico.
Genocide
The elimination of a group of people based on race,religion,or some other factor.
Diffusion
The spreading and mixing of cultures.
Persecution
The unfair treatment of a group of people
Why do some native-born Americans resent immigrants?
They fear that immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans
How do celebrations like the one in this photo change American society?
They teach Americans about the cultures immigrants come from
Emigrate
To move from a country. People who leave a country are called emigrants.
Immigrate
To move to a country. People who move to another country are called immigrants.
This statue shows a family getting ready to emigrate from Ireland to the United States-
To remember family members who moved far away
According to this map, which nation attracted the largest number of immigrants?
United States
Brain drain occurs when which people emigrate?
Well-educated professionals
Brain Drain
When country loses its most educated and skilled people
quotas
a set number of legal immigrants allowed in the United States each year.
environmental pull factors that contribute to immigration
access to water and food, abundant supply of resources, more land, housing
environmental push factors that contribute to emigration
drought, lack of resources, dangerous animals, hot climate, run-down, lack of electricity and transportation
economic pull factors that contribute to immigration
education, can make money, jobs, not struggling to survive
14th amendment
granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States
Major push factors that causes people to leave their home countries.
hunger, war and violence
economic push factors that contribute to emigration
no education, poverty, unemployment, no economy, no healthcare, developing country
Push factor
something that encourages people to leave a place behind
pull factor
something that encourages people to move to a new place
why do some people immigrate illegally
they don't have enough money, or time
political push factors that contribute to emigration
war, persecution, unstable government
example of political push factors
war,persecution
how does emigration affect the homeland(political)
work to bring democracy to homeland