ApHug GRN 133-137 Flashcards
When enough people move to or from a particular place, those impacts stretch beyond the
___________________ to influence that place ___________________________________________________.
1) Individual
2) Economically, Culturally, and politically
True or False. Migration of a single person has more impact on the individual than it does on the
locations that the individual left or migrated to.
False
One benefit for the more developed countries (core countries) is that they receive a labor source with
the incoming immigrants, because the immigrants are often more willing to ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
Accept less desirable/ lower paying work
True or False. When the number of migrants from the same location move to the same place or
community (through pathways or chain migration) then the new location is impacted.
True
True or False. The above statement is particular true of immigrants who enter the country legally.
False
True or False. Skilled and educated immigrants are often willing to work for less pay than those
who are native-born doing the same work.
true
SKILLS GAP
A shortage of people trained in a particular industry
True or False. Immigrants rarely move to rural areas and therefore increase the impact of
urbanization and also increases the decline of rural communities.
False
Identify two issues with the influx of immigrants willing to work for lower wages:
1) Reduces the number of jobs available for natives
2) becomes too dependent on immigrants
REMITTANCES
The money earned by emigrants abroad and sent back to home countries
True or False. The country of origin loses skilled labor as well as unskilled workers when young
adults emigrate.
True
Define Brain Drain:
the loss of highly trained or educated people to richer countries
Define Relocation Diffusion:
The spread of ideas and culture rates through immigracion
True or False. It’s difficult to measure the cultural impact of immigration on the destination country.
True
What are cultural concerns about immigration in a destination country?
Their traditions are endangered with new customs along with rasis and prejudice