Deck 14: People on the Move

Question 1

Tree planters leaving Ontario every summer to work in British Columbia as tree planters would be considered a form of

A)refugee
B)displaced person
C)institutional migration
D)transnational migration
E)circular migration

Answer 1

circular migration

Question 2

A form of population movement in which a person regularly moves between two or more countries and forms a new cultural identity transcending a single geopolitical unit.

A)transnational migration
B)international immigration
C)refugee migration
D)internal migration
E)economic migration

Answer 2

transnational migration

Question 3

Transfer of money or goods by a migrant to his or her family back home.

A)Allowances
B)Welfare
C)Remittances
D)Familial transfers
E)Kinprice

Answer 3

Remittances

Question 4

Someone who is forced to leave her or his home and community but stays within the boundaries of their state is called by the United Nations a/an

A)internally migrated person
B)internally displaced person
C)forced internal exile
D)intranational refugee
E)intranational displaced person

Question 5

In Canada,the category of "new immigrants" refers to people who arrived following the development of the

A)regulations made in 1990.
B)Immigration Regulations of 1967.
C)policies dealing with refugee resettlements.
D)Immigration Refugee Act.
E)Ecological Refugee Act.

Question 6

The boat people began to enter Canada after the outbreak of the

A)American-Vietnam war.
B)Canada-Sino-Vietnamese war.
C)Persian Gulf war.
D)Vietnam-China conflict of 1978.
E)American war.

Question 7

Anthropological research shows that refugees have an easier time adapting to their new location when

A)they have been able to spend a long period in relocation camps as a "transition" period.
B)the culture of the destination area resembles the one they left.
C)the "pioneer migrant" is the male head of household.
D)they are relocated to a rural area.
E)they are relocated to a warm climate.

Question 8

Annamma Joy studied the ________ in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia.Many of them had come to the valley on the recommendation of friends and relatives,an example of ________.

A)Sikhs;chain migration
B)Haitians;new migration
C)Sino-Vietnamese;changing patterns of adaptation
D)Caribbean;strategies for survival
E)Hong Kong immigrants;transnational migrants

Question 9

Yvonne Bobb Smith describes how many Caribbean women coming to Canada see ________ as the first strategy in opening the door to better employment and a more satisfying role in the community.

A)finding employment
B)access to educational opportunities
C)access to housing
D)access to medical care
E)relationships with other racial and ethnic groups

Question 10

When the Three Gorges Dam project is completed in China,this will lead to the migration of 2 million people due to flooding.This is called

A)development-induced displacement
B)industrial displacement
C)environmental refugee displacement
D)state forced migration
E)internal environmental migration

Question 11

In 1969 ________ became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Refugees.

A)United States
B)Canada
C)Great Britain
D)Germany
E)France

Question 12

The first group of Vietnamese immigrants described as the 1975-era elite came to Canada,especially to

A)Quebec.
B)New Brunswick.
C)British Columbia.
D)Ontario.
E)Newfoundland.

Question 13

The United Nations guaranteed right of refugees to repatriation

A)refugee magna carta
B)right of repatriation
C)refugee migration right
D)right of return
E)right of citizenship

Question 14

A family moving from Newfoundland to Alberta for work is an example of:

A)transnational migration
B)intranational migration
C)international migration
D)internal migration
E)national migration

Question 15

During the 1980s and the 1990s,the United States and Canada experienced large scale immigration from new sources Asia,Mexico,Latin America,and

A)Africa.
B)Southeast Asia.
C)Pacific Islands.
D)Carribean.
E)Europe.

Question 16

During the 1960s,Canada made changes in immigration policies,which were less ________ and more focused on skills and experience.

A)humanitarian
B)racially discriminatory
C)family oriented
D)liberalized
E)honourable

Question 17

In the second half of the 19th century,hundreds of thousands of French-speakers in Quebec and Canada left their homes to work in the industrial mills of New England.A handful of individuals would migrate and they would then be followed by much larger numbers of friends and family.Anthropologists today would call this phenomenon

A)chain migration
B)positive feedback migration
C)loop migration
D)accelerated migration
E)exponential migration

Question 18

In times of economic stress when there is great competition for jobs and resources,notably among the working or lower classes,immigrants are seen as competing for jobs and other benefits which often results in resentment.This form of racism is associated with what the textbook called

A)survival of the fittest mentality
B)survivor mindset
C)lifeboat mentality
D)cutthroat racism
E)class envy racism

Question 19

The theory that explains migration from rural to urban areas because of greater availability of jobs in urban areas and expectations about quality of life is called

A)urban paradise theory
B)rural flight theory
C)urban pull theory
D)push-pull theory
E)rural push theory

Question 20

Among "new immigrants" from Hong Kong to Canada

A)assimilation to Canadian norms occurs within the first five years.
B)nearly complete rejection of Chinese goods and services happens within five years.
C)selective adaption to majority practices occurs.
D)culture shock is so severe that most return to Hong Kong within a few years.
E)traditional patterns and ties are extensively maintained.

Question 21

Poverty in Haiti pushes Haitians to go work in the Dominican Republic as braceros,low-paid workers in that country's sugar estates.

Question 22

Transnational migration is a form of migration whereby a migrant leaves his country of origin permanently and adopts a new identity is his adoptive country.

Question 23

In ________,where most Khmer live in Canada,no programs have focused on the particular problems suffered by this population.

A)Nova Scotia
B)Ontario
C)New Brunswick
D)British Columbia
E)Alberta

Question 24

Canada provides temporary employment visas to allow migrant labourers to work in Canada for up to

A)5 years.
B)3 months.
C)2 years.
D)6 months.
E)12 months.

Question 25

Thousands of refugees resettle in Canada each year because of

A)jobs in extraction industries of lumbering and mining,along with the railroads.
B)relaxation in immigration laws.
C)government encouragement in procuring foreign labour.
D)development of the Immigration Regulations.
E)The Immigration Act of 1976.

Question 26

________ began coming to British Columbia in the early twentieth century,but they did not arrive in large numbers until the 1960s and 1970s,when Canada's immigration laws were relaxed.

A)Caribbean immigrants
B)Hong Kong "astronauts"
C)Sino-Vietnamese
D)Sikhs
E)Boat people

Question 27

In Canada,________ have continued with their male practices of wearing the turban,having unshorn hair and the carrying of kirpan (sword)as described in their religion.

A)Buddhists
B)Jews
C)Hindus
D)Muslims
E)Sikhs

Question 28

Many "sending" countries are making explicitly efforts to redefine themselves as transnational and seek to foster a sense of belonging in their emigrants.

Question 29

Because of Canada's record of upholding its international obligations to refugees,the United Nations awarded the ________ for efforts on behalf of refugees to Canada.

A)UNHC-R defined convention award
B)Nansen medal
C)signatory status
D)Magna Carta award
E)Grey Cup

Question 30

No ________ had lived in the prairie city of Lethbridge,Alberta,before 1979.

A)illegal immigrants
B)Sikhs
C)Vietnamese
D)political refugees
E)labor migrants

Question 31

In Canada,the adaptation of Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese to ________ has been relatively successful.

A)Saint John,New Brunswick
B)Lethbridge,Alberta
C)Richmond,British Columbia
D)Vancouver,British Columbia
E)Quebec City,Quebec

Question 32

While the United States refers to the melting pot that assimilates newcomers,Canada's official ________ policy encourages individuals and communities to maintain linguistic and cultural diversity.

A)permanent residence
B)landed immigrant
C)cultural relativism
D)ethnocentric
E)multiculturalism

Question 33

In Canada,many Soviet Jewish immigrants who were highly skilled professionals,such as doctors and dentists

A)have successfully used contacts and have been able to re-establish their respective roles.
B)are also recognized as good workers in other areas.
C)are unable to pass their licensing exams and are forced to accept menial labour jobs far beneath their qualifications.
D)have successfully found new ways of meeting their needs in a new market economy.
E)are unable to look for jobs because of their illegal status.

Question 34

Rural migrants to urban centres are likely to experience less stress and consequently have decreased risks of hypertension.

Question 35

Since the late 1970s,approximately 20,000 people from Cambodia have come to Canada as

A)institutional migrants.
B)a refugee community.
C)migrant laborers.
D)refugees from the Pol Pot regime.
E)the bracero system.

Question 36

Immigration can lead to frustration as is the case of many highly educated individuals in the Soviet Jewish community who immigrated to Canada or the United States and could not find jobs commensurate to their education and past professional training.

Question 37

Dominican migrants form a chain,cadena,linking one migrant to another in their new countries of residence.

Question 38

Asian men are the fastest-growing category of migrant workers.

Question 39

Anthropological research has demonstrated that Caribbean women quickly lose their sense of "home" or attachment to their countries after they immigrate.

Question 40

While the Unite States refers to the melting pot that assimilates newcomers,Canada's official multiculturalism policy encourages

A)distinctive identity.
B)cultural isolation.
C)separation along ethnic lines.
D)intolerance to ethnic diversity.
E)individuals and communities to maintain linguistic and cultural diversity.

Question 41

The boat people began to enter Canada after the outbreak of the Indo-China war in 1965.

Question 42

Persons immigrating to Canada must apply for a green card and a H-1 visa status.

Question 43

Some have named Canada "Kan Lan Tai," meaning a difficult place to prosper.

Question 44

What forces drive international migration?

Question 45

The largest number of Soviet Jews live in Canada.

Question 46

Why is Turkey both a source of transnational migration and a migration destination?

Question 47

Canada's immigration policy is not suitable for incorporating humanitarian concerns for refugee claimants,family reunification,and the perceived need to attract highly skilled and educated persons.

Question 48

The Canadian Immigration Act of 1967 incorporated into law Canada's responsibility towards the humane treatment of refugee claimants.

Question 49

The issue of international student adjustment is of no consequence in Canada,as the number of international students are insignificant in Canadian institutions of higher education.

Question 50

Increased rainfall and floods in the Sahel region of Africa are driving farmers from their homes in search of dry land.

Question 51

Hong Kong immigrants to Canada were often described as "astronauts" because they were in the air most of the time traveling between their homes in Canada and their businesses in Hong Kong.

Question 52

In 1995,the government introduced a $975 landing fee for every adult immigrant and refugee applying for permanent residence.

Question 53

A Russian Orthodox priest who goes to live in Canada to serve a local parish is an example of an institutional migrant.

Question 54

Canada became a signitory to the United Nations Convention on Refugees in 1969.

Question 55

In Canada,many Cambodians or Khmer are from rural backgrounds and have beliefs in spirits called neak ta.

Question 56

Discuss two characteristics that distinguish Hong Kong immigrants from other immigrants that came to Canada in recent decades.

Question 57

Are remittances beneficial?

Question 58

The adaptation of Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese to the prairie environment has been very complex and quite unsuccessful.

Question 59

How does the push-pull theory explain the migration from rural communities to urban centres in pre-World War II Canada?

Question 60

In Ontario,where most Khmer live in Canada,a number of intervention programs have been developed to focus on the particular problems suffered by this population.

Question 61

The ________ in Lethbridge have been less able to adjust,finding it more difficult to re-establish families and feeling a strong attachment to their home country as it once was.

Question 62

What is internal migration and what are two examples of it?

Question 63

Yvonne Smith posits three strategies for the survival of Caribbean women in Canada.These strategies are:

Question 64

During the 1980s,increased refugee flows to Canada inspired greater attention to ________.

Question 65

The United Nations awarded the ________ medal for efforts on behalf of refugees to Canada,an honour that previously had only been given to individuals.

Question 66

In Canada,________ determines who will be allowed entry and what benefits the governments will allow them.

Question 67

What is the definition of a refugee?

Question 68

Since 1976,Canadian law has allowed Sikhs to carry the ________,provided it is for religious purposes.

Question 69

Briefly discuss why an economic recession or depression can exacerbate racist conflict in certain cases?

Question 70

Discuss the three strategies for survival that Caribbean women have developed in Canada.

Question 71

Briefly explain why the right of return is so politically charged in Israel and among Palestinians.What is a right of return and what does it mean in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Question 72

What is circular migration?

Question 73

What factors actively discouraged immigration from Asia to Canada prior to the 1960s?

Question 74

To what does the term "working class racism" refer?

Question 75

What does the term "lifeboat mentality" mean?

Question 76

What are two categories of "displaced persons" and give a cultural example of each.

Question 77

Describe the implications of changes made in Canadian immigration policies from the 1960s.

Question 78

A study in Canada focused on the topic of consumption patterns among four groups:

Question 79

Discuss the category of "new immigrants" in Canada and Canadian regulations for helping people towards work force participation.

Question 80

Caribbean women in Canada have founded or are involved in several organizations such as ________ that support and promote causes that are important to Caribbean immigrant groups and other minorities.