Chapter 3 Flashcards
Which state has the highest percent of immigration?
California: 19.4%
Which state has the second highest percent of immigration?
New York: 13.5%
Which state has the third highest percent of immigration?
Florida: 10.4%
Which state has the fourth highest percent of immigration?
Texas: 9.4%
Which state has the fifth highest percent of immigration?
New Jersey: 5.4%
Which state has the sixth highest percent of immigration?
Illinois: 3.6%
What percent of immigration is from other states?
38.3%
Where do most migrants who move to Brazil live?
In a string of cities near the east/Atlantic coast.
What are the three main eras of U.S. immigration?
- Colonial Settlement in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Mass European immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Asian and Latin American immigration in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Why do people migrate from rural to urban areas?
Economic advancement in urban areas; declining opportunities in rural areas.
What are Ravenstein’s laws regarding migration?
People migrate for economic reasons, cultural and environmental reasons, with push factors making people leave and pull factors attracting them.
Which countries received the most remittances?
India, China.
What is the trend of unaccompanied minor migrants to the U.S.?
The trend has increased in recent years.
What are the types of immigration policy?
- Maintain the current level of immigration
- Increase the level of immigrants
- Reduce the level of immigrants
- No policy for immigration
- Selective immigration policies.
Which states have the highest unauthorized immigrants?
California and Texas have the highest number of unauthorized immigrants; Nevada has the highest percentage.
What has been the flow of European immigrants since 2014?
Escalating rapidly, mostly refugees from the Middle East (e.g., Syria).
What has caused the decline of birth rate in Europe?
Low population growth rate due to permanent departures and declining fertility rates.
Where are most people internally migrating to within the United States?
East to West and from North to South
Most migrate to the Sunbelt.
Which cities have become destinations for African-Americans?
New Orleans, St. Louis, Atlanta (NOT Florida).
Which migration group was NOT forced by persecution?
Mexicans leaving Mexico; they are unauthorized immigrants.
Which type of person is most likely willing to move?
Single, male, 25 years old.
Which countries supplied the first wave of immigrants to the U.S. during the early 19th century?
England, Ireland, Germany.
What geographic region is most affected by the movement of refugees?
Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest number of international refugees.
What is a refugee and why are they forced to migrate?
A refugee is someone forced to flee due to war, natural disasters, or famine.
Which group migrated to Southeast Asia cities because of islands of development?
The Chinese migrated to work in trade, commerce, and finance.
What is chain migration?
The movement of people to a specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality already there.
What is the gravity model?
The gravity model shows an inverse relationship between the volume of migration and the distance to the destination.
Where did Great Britain ship convicts as it became a penal colony?
Australia.
What are Ravenstein’s five laws of migration?
- Every migration flow generates a return or counter migration.
- The majority of migrants move a short distance.
- Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations.
- Urban migrants are less migratory than rural inhabitants.
- Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.
Where did most African slaves go in the Caribbean and Americas?
Brazil (most), British North America (least).
What is the average amount of time people move in the U.S.?
On average, Americans move every 6 years.
Which general directions are Americans moving in the last few decades?
Migration has generally gone from east to west and north to south.
When was the time period of industrial migration of African-Americans up north?
1920s-1940s.
What is migration?
Migration is a change in residence intended to be permanent.
What is periodic movement?
Periodic movement is short-term seasonal migration.
What is a coyote?
A coyote is a person who helps illegal immigrants enter a country for money.
What is cyclic movement?
Cyclic movement is daily movement for work, shopping, school, or visiting friends.
