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11) The most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is A) economic. B) environmental. C) forced. D) cultural. E) geomagnetic.
A
13) Which factor most often causes a voluntary migration? A) economic B) environmental C) international D) cultural E) regional conflicts
A
16) Many of the first Europeans to settle in Australia migrated to serve jail sentences which is the combination of which push and pull factors? A) cultural push, economic pull B) environmental push, cultural pull C) economic push, cultural pull D) economic push, environmental pull E) environmental push, economic pull
A
17) Why has Russia's program to attract migrants faced difficulty in recent years? A) They are targeting ethnic Russians who speak Russian and most are not interested. B) Migrants don't want to move to a place with low population growth like Russia. C) The program places people in small cities with long, cold, and dark winters. D) Russia has net-out migration because of rapid population growth.
A
2) A permanent move to a new location is A) migration. B) mobility. C) net migration. D) net in-migration. E) net out-migration.
A
24) Europeans migrated to the United States primarily because of A) decreased economic opportunities as European countries experienced rapid population growth. B) decreased political stability as European countries were wracked by revolutions. C) religious freedom in the United States as European countries oppressed their citizens. D) discoveries of gold in California and Alaska.
A
25) Which statement most accurately describes the motivations of the historic European and current Latin American immigrants to the United States? A) Both were and are motivated primarily by economic factors. B) Migrants from Europe were fleeing religious persecution while migrants from Latin America are motivated by economic factors. C) Both were and are motivated by a desire to join family members already in the United States. D) Migrants from Europe mostly spoke English while migrants from Latin American mostly speak Spanish. E) Both were and are motivated by famine in their home country
A
29) Brain drain is A) the large-scale emigration of talented people. B) the process by which people are given reference for migration. C) people forced to migrate for political reasons. D) a cultural feature that hinders migration. E) a net decline in literacy.
A
34) Many of the refugees from Vietnam became known as the A) boat people. B) communists. C) Hindus. D) Viet Cong. E) segregationists.
A
36) Ellis Island A) was the subject of a territorial dispute between New York and New Jersey. B) was originally claimed by France but given to the United States along with the Statue of Liberty. C) is still in use today as an immigration gateway to the United States. D) is not truly an island because it is joined to the mainland by a narrow strip of land.
A
37) Mexico's immigration policy A) is complicated because Mexico favors migration to the U.S. but opposes migration from its south. B) is opposed to Mexicans migrating to the U.S. because they otherwise would contribute to the economy at home. C) welcomes migrants from other countries. D) attempts to prevent any money from leaving the country.
A
4) Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor? A) economic B) environmental C) cultural D) circulation E) all of the above
A
42) An example of a government limiting migration is A) the State of Assam. B) Bangladesh. C) Mexico. D) the United Kingdom. E) Norway.
A
The highest rates of immigration are to A) some Middle Eastern countries. B) The United States. C) Europe. D) Mexico and Latin America.
A
1) The ability to move from one location to another is A) migration. B) mobility. C) net migration. D) voluntary migration. E) variable migration.
B
15) Which of the following is not presently one of the three largest migration flows in the world? A) to Europe from Asia B) to Europe from Africa C) to North America from Asia D) to North America from Latin America
B
19) Most migrants to the United States during the peak of the 1840s and 1850s came from which part of Europe? A) Norway and England B) Ireland and Germany C) Italy and Poland D) Spain and Portugal E) Russia and Bulgaria
B
31) Guest workers in Europe and the Middle East are A) illegal immigrants. B) low-status foreigners. C) Muslims. D) southern Europeans. E) technical specialists invited as consultants.
B
33) Most guest workers head for which part of Europe? A) north and east B) north and west C) central D) south and west E) south and east
B
35) The United States has received the lowest number of refugees from which of these countries? A) Cuba B) Ethiopia C) Haiti D) Vietnam
B
40) Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the United States? A) rural to urban B) urban to suburban C) metropolitan to nonmetropolitan D) net emigration from the northeast E) all of the above
B
7) Several million Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because A) the English forced them to become refugees. B) disastrous economic conditions pushed them out of the country. C) poor environmental conditions induced them to migrate. D) they were attracted to the United States. E) Spanish invasion threatened their homes.
B
8) The migration transition model predicts that international migration reaches a peak at ________ of the demographic transition. A) stage 1 B) stage 2 C) stage 3 D) stage 4
B
9) According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees, the three largest groups of international refugees are A) Vietnamese, Indian and Indonesian. B) Palestinian, Iraqi, and Afghan. C) Sudanese, South African and Colombian. D) Mexican, Pakistani, and Colombian. E) Ethiopian, Nicaraguan, and Somalian.
B
12) A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of A) an environmental push factor. B) a forced migration. C) an intervening obstacle. D) a cultural pull factor. E) an environmental incentive.
C
18) The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain has been A) Asia. B) Australia. C) North America. D) South America. E) South Asia.
C
23) Most migrants to the United States during the early twentieth century came from which part of Europe? A) central B) north and west C) south and east D) south and west E) north and east
C
26) Norwegians were most likely to immigrate to the United States A) prior to 1840. B) during the 1840s and 1850s. C) during the 1880s and 1890s. D) during the U.S. Civil War. E) between 1900 and 1915.
C
27) Migration to the United States declined during the 1920s primarily because of A) economic depression in the United States. B) forced migration after World War I. C) imposition of quota laws. D) declining demand for industrial workers. E) declining demand for domestic workers.
C
30) Most Asians are currently migrating to the United States through the process of A) expansion diffusion. B) brain drain. C) chain migration. D) illegal immigration. E) global relocation.
C
45) Counterurbanization is A) the move from urban core to suburban areas. B) due to expanding suburbs. C) migration to rural areas and small towns. D) the trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations. E) decline of the inner-city infrastructure.
C
6) Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted A) women are more likely to migrate than men. B) long migration distances are more likely than short. C) migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition. D) intraregional migration is more important than interregional. E) migrants move most frequently for economic reasons.
C
Suburbanization of more developed countries is due to A) expanding urban territory. B) increasing employment opportunities. C) desire to change lifestyle. D) regional development. E) global investment.
C
14) People are forced to migrate primarily because of which factor? A) economic B) environmental C) international D) cultural E) mobility
D
22) Most migrants to the United States during the peak of the late nineteenth century came from which part of Europe? A) central B) south and east C) south and west D) north and west E) north and east
D
28) U.S. quota laws from the 1920s until the 1960s had the effect of A) virtually ending immigration. B) indirectly causing two world wars. C) dramatically increasing immigration from around the world. D) ensuring the majority of migrants continued to be from Europe. E) increasing the possibility of migration from regions previously prohibited.
D
3) A country has net in-migration if emigration ________ immigration. A) equals B) exceeds C) is closer to net migration than D) is less than E) varies more than
D
38) The largest level of interregional migration in the United States was caused by the A) arrival of Europeans beginning in the 1600s. B) illegal immigration from Latin America. C) immigration of Asians beginning in the early twentieth century. D) opening up of the western territories. E) industrial development in the northeast.
D
39) The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the A) east. B) north. C) south. D) west. E) center.
D
41) The Brazilian government encouraged interregional migration by A) making Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo more attractive. B) dictating optimal locations for factories. C) clearing the rain forest for agricultural activities in the interior. D) moving the capital to Brasilia. E) industrial development on the Atlantic coast.
D
5) Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor? A) revolutionary takeover of a government B) failed harvest C) flooding of a river D) opening of a new factory E) civil war
D
The greatest total number of foreign-born residents can be found in A) China. B) Australia. C) Germany. D) the United States.
D
10) Many Argentinians who fled the country in the 1970s, when the country was ruled by a military regime, returned to the country after democratic elections were held in 1983. This is an example of A) an economic migration factor changing to an environmental migration factor. B) emigration changing to immigration. C) forced migration changing to voluntary migration. D) a pull factor changing to a push factor. E) a push factor changing to a pull factor.
E
32) Most European guest workers come from which part of Europe? A) north and east B) north and west C) central D) south and west E) south and east
E
43) The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is A) north to south. B) region to region. C) urban to rural. D) city to city. E) rural to urban.
E
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