7th grade immigration Flashcards

1
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political push factors of immigration

A

economic troubles, war, persecution

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2
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enviromental push factors

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Chernobyl, droughts, potato famine

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3
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economic push factors

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poor jobs want better luck

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4
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family pull factors

A

unite divided families

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5
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education pull factors

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attend better schools and college

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6
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quality-of-life pull factors

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better jobs, “American dream”, place of worship

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7
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economic impacts (jobs) of immigration

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labor (farming, war, roads)

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8
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economic impacts (taxes) of immigration

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benefit locally (schools, health clinics) or nationally (government)

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9
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cultural impacts of immigration to the united states

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new food and holidays

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10
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cultural diffusion

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spreading and mixing of cultures

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11
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brain drain

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loss of well-educated people from immigrating

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12
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economic impacts of leaving homelands

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brain drain, remmitances

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13
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immigrant

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a person who moves to a new country

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14
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emigrant

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a person who moves from a country

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15
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remittances

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money sent back to one’s homeland

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16
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social impacts of leaving homelands

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divided families, families use remittances

17
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ellis island

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immigrant processing center

18
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isle of hope, isle of tears

A

a nickname of Ellis island

19
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legal detainees

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a person, detained at Ellis Island, for a crime

20
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medical detainees

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a person, detained at Ellis Island, for an illness

21
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board of special inquiry

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a group of judges who decide the detainee’s fate

22
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manifest

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a list of passengers

23
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how many questions were asked at Ellis island?

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29

24
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first stop at Ellis island

A

the passage

25
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second stop at Ellis island

A

the arrival

26
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third stop at Ellis island

A

the Ellis island baggage room

27
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fourth stop at Ellis island

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the stairs to the registry room

28
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fifth stop at Ellis island

A

the registry room

29
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sixth stop at Ellis island

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the medical exam

30
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seventh stop at Ellis island

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the legal inspection

31
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eighth stop at Ellis island

A

the detainees

32
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ninth stop at Ellis island

A

the stairs of separation

33
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tenth stop at Ellis island

A

the kissing post

34
Q

5 possible eligibility requirements to become a citizen

A

seeking refuge, American parents, born in the USA, job permission, marriage to a citizen