Chapter 3- Migration Flashcards
Which is true about Wilbur Zelinsky’s model of migration transition?
A. Women are more likely to migrate than men
B. Long migration distances are more likely than short
C. Migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition
D. Migrants move most frequently for economic reasons
C. Migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition
A country has net in-migration if immigration _________ emigration.
Exceeds
Which one of the following would you judge to be the best example of circulation?
A. Visiting a university in a distant state
B. Taking your car to the mechanic because the transmission broke
C. Going to the grocery store every 2 weeks
D. Going to the grocery store for supplies for a 16th birthday
C. Going to the grocery store every 2 weeks
A boy migrated from Honduras through Guatemala and Mexico, then entered the U.S. without immigration documents, because members of his ethnic group were being targeted for torture or assassination in his home country. Although the U.S. government does not grant the boy refugee status, this case is an example of international and _____ migration.
Forced
The greatest number of foreign born residents can be found in:
The U.S.
Most migrants to the U.S. during the peak of the late nineteenth century came from which parts of Europe?
North and west
The largest number of legal, documented immigrants to the U.S. comes from what country?
Mexico
According to the Census Bureau, the 2010 center of the U.S. population was located in:
Missouri
The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is:
Rural to urban
Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?
A. Revolutionary takeover of a government
B. Failed harvest
C. Flooding of a river
D. Opening of a new factory
D. Opening of a new factory
Brain drain is:
The large scale emigration of talented people
A physical feature, such as a body of water, might actually aid transportation and migration because ocean travel may be easier than overland travel. However, if that physical feature hinders migration it is an example of:
An intervening obstacle
US quota laws from the 1920s until the 1960s had the effect of:
Virtually ending migration
Mexico’s immigration policy:
Is complicated because Mexico favors migration to the U.S. but opposes migration from its south.
Mexico provides the U.S. with its largest numbers of:
Both legal and undocumented immigrants
