Deck 5: Migration Flows

Question 1

The map of major refugee movements shows main refugee problems in

A)Bolivia and Paraguay in South America.
B)Australia and New Zealand in Oceania.
C)Mongolia and Russian in Siberia.
D)Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The number of people evacuated from their traditional homes because of the reservoir made when the Three Gorges Dam was completed was __________.

A)50,000
B)250,000
C)1,000,000
D)10,000,000

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which is the best example of internal migration?

A)Migrants in poorer southwestern Spain traveling to Barcelona for work.
B)Migrants from Mexico traveling to farms in Arizona to pick vegetables.
C)Migrants from Turkey being recruited by Germany for factory work.
D)Migrants from Asia settling in the Pannonian Basin about 700 A.D.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

An older woman, for a time, spent her summers in Indianapolis, Indiana, and winters in Bradenton, Florida.We might say her migration was

A)of a guestworker type.
B)of a permanent type.
C)of a cyclical type.
D)of an economic pull factor type.

Question 5

In the sidebar account of the woman forced into prostitution, her journey began in ______________ and ended in ______________.

A)Afghanistan;France
B)Peru;Italy
C)Moldova;Israel
D)Colombia;United States

Question 6

An area of slave trade that most people in the United States do not think about is _____________.

A)Africans brought to the deep south in the United States from western Africa.
B)Africans brought to the Caribbean from the Congo region.
C)the general traffic of slaves in the Americas.
D)slaves taken from east Africa to Arabia.

Question 7

Migration to the United States today can be considered

A)rare.
B)free.
C)restricted.
D)overwhelming.

Question 8

The place in the Americas where child soldiering is most prevalent would be

A)Colombia.
B)India.
C)Sudan.
D)Australia.

Question 9

In the map and figures related to human trafficking we see that people are often moved internationally by what means?

A)automobile
B)airplane
C)cargo container
D)large dirigibles

Question 10

In developed countries migration _______________ countries is more common than migration _______________ countries.

A)within;between
B)around;inside
C)above;below
D)outside of;to other

Question 11

Fifty years ago, ____________ percent of all Americans lived in cities.Today that percentage is ____________.

A)80;60
B)50;about 80
C)25;nearly 100
D)about 75;about 40

Question 12

A remittance is

A)money earned by a migrant.
B)money sent back home by a migrant.
C)money used for health care by a migrant.
D)money used for transportation by a migrant.

Question 13

When slaves were freed in the United States the subsequent movement of several million African Americans to northern cities could be considered

A)guestworker migration.
B)mass migration.
C)cyclical migration.
D)primitive migration.

Question 14

Which is the best example of rural to urban migration within a country?

A)Farm workers in central Kansas moving to Wichita for factory jobs.
B)African slaves brought to the Caribbean from what is now Nigeria.
C)Portuguese males finding jobs in steel mills in Luxembourg.
D)Bosnians accepted as refugees by Germany.

Question 15

In the map of major world migration movements the white arrow pointing to Australia signified

A)slaves.
B)convicts.
C)those persecuted because of religion.
D)movement as the result of a war.

Question 16

Which is the best example of a guest worker?

A)Migrants in poorer southwestern Spain traveling to Barcelona for work.
B)Migrants from Mexico traveling to farms in Arizona to pick vegetables.
C)Migrants from Turkey being recruited by Germany for factory work.
D)Migrants from Asia settling in the Pannonian Basin about 700 A.D.

Question 17

Ellis Island was

A)an island off the coast of Australia where British convicts were sent.
B)an island off the coast of French Guiana which was a prison.
C)where many immigrants came into the United States.
D)one of the first resorts for snow bird cyclical migrants in Florida.

Question 18

Net migration might be more important to know than gross migration because

A)it accounts for disease.
B)it is when people move to port cities for jobs in the fishing industry.
C)it takes into account primitives who migrate.
D)it has to do with the difference between those who arrive and those who leave.

Question 19

Which of the following examples best exhibits refugee migration?

A)Romanians travelling to Dublin, Ireland for new jobs in the finance sector.
B)Ohioans moving to Seattle to take jobs in construction.
C)Chinese from small towns moving to big cities of Shanghai or Guangzhou.
D)Southern Sudanese moving about escaping warfare and looking for food.

Question 20

One of the most severe problems with trafficking of young people in the long run is that

A)the family system is eroded and family values may not be passed to subsequent generations.
B)slaves are treated cruelly if they don't cooperate.
C)guestworkers are given the worst and dirtiest jobs in the steel mills.
D)national values deteriorate and sense of nationhood is lost.

Question 21

In 2010 Arizona became a center of

A)a national debate on the benefits and costs of migration.
B)most Mexican migrants who come to the United States.
C)rural to urban movement of business commuters.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 22

Who often takes care of refugee camps?

A)the host country.
B)the origin country.
C)other refugee camps.
D)international aid organizations.

Question 23

The graph of immigration over time to the United States shows

A)almost as much immigration in 2010 as 1910.
B)much immigration in the early 1900s when the U.S.did not restrict entry.
C)low points in immigration during the depression and World War II.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 24

Distance decay means

A)the farther you travel, the more material goods you accumulate.
B)there is more interaction among closer places than those farther away.
C)what happens to refugees who die far away from home.
D)regions tend to expand like living organisms.

Question 25

The factor mobility model is most dependent on the idea that

A)people move when forced to move.
B)people move to higher wage paying areas.
C)people move to areas where cost of living is lower-thus saving money.
D)people rarely move for financial reasons.

Question 26

When people of Irish ancestry first came to the United States

A)they found the best jobs, because they were among the earliest groups.
B)they were often treated poorly because they were minority Catholics among Protestants.
C)they tended to move westward faster than other groups.
D)they were always model citizens as they recognized the sacrifices that come with migration.

Question 27

Regarding migration decisions, behavioral geographers might say that

A)your behavior in migration choice depends mainly upon economics.
B)people mainly move to find new jobs.
C)people's perceptions and values may be the most important reasons for migration.
D)all of the above would be considered by a behavioral geographer. Scrambling: Locked

Question 28

If there were less immigration into the United States, then over time

A)the country would gain more area.
B)the country would have more population.
C)the country would gradually lose people to out-migration.
D)the country would cease to exist over a long period of time.

Question 29

The human capital model says that

A)young people move because they have less to lose and more to gain.
B)older people are increasingly moving to find new jobs.
C)middle-aged people do not tend to move as much.
D)minority groups may tend to be scared to move.

Question 30

The best example of when migrants change the structure of a population might be

A)when Serbs in Bosnia practiced ethnic cleansing which solidified culture groups.
B)when Hungarians tend to stay in Hungary.
C)when large numbers of Muslims move into Paris.
D)when diplomats leave a country out of protest.

Question 31

A good example of a pull factor is

A)going to Seattle because of the availability of construction jobs.
B)going to the U.S.from Mexico because of good farming jobs.
C)being attracted to Florida because of its climate.
D)all of the above are pull factors. Scrambling: Locked

Question 32

Regarding having children and the possibility of migration

A)having children often keeps people fixed in one place.
B)young children tend to move around while parents stay fixed in place.
C)families are more likely to move to new jobs just before or after a child is born.
D)youngish families rarely move.

Question 33

The gravity model generally demonstrates that

A)two cities that are far apart can have a lot of interaction.
B)one city can have much activity within its own bounds.
C)two large cities interact more than a large city with a small city.
D)the largest cities have little interaction with other places.

Question 34

Which would be the best example of a refugee group?

A)Canadians
B)Brazilians
C)Palestinians
D)Japanese

Question 35

The best example of a push factor is

A)failed agriculture.
B)one becomes a refugee from warfare.
C)going to the U.S.from Mexico to find a farming job.
D)being attracted to Florida because of its climate.

Question 36

Main problems with refugee camps involve

A)disease and environment.
B)problems with gambling.
C)disagreements over sports.
D)there are few problems with camps-refugees behave.

Question 37

Refugee warehousing involves

A)large metal buildings filled with refugees on the U.S.border with Mexico.
B)freeze drying fish for transport to market.
C)long term housing of refugees without actual integration into the new country.
D)direct planning on how to return refugees to their home country.

Question 38

The best example of a 'center of absorption' for migrants would be

A)a city.
B)a river.
C)a mountainside.
D)a highway.