Chapter 3: Migration

Question 1

Asylum seeker

Answer 1

someone who has migrated to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee

Question 2

IDP

Answer 2

forced to migrate to escape fear for his or her life, but hasn’t migrated across an international border

Question 3

refugee

Answer 3

forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to his or her life and cannot return for fear of persecution

Question 4

brain drain

Answer 4

loss of skilled and educated workforce

Question 5

guest worker

Answer 5

workers who have migrated to more developed countries in search of higher paying jobs

Question 6

net migration

Answer 6

difference between the level of emigration and the level of immigration

Question 7

remittance

Answer 7

payment sent home by migrant workers

Question 8

Migration transition

Answer 8

a change in the migration pattern of a society that results from social & economic changes… produces a demographic transition (different ages, genders, ethnicities, are coming & going)

Question 9

Three largest migrant flows

Answer 9

Asia to Europe
Asia to North America
Latin America to North America

Question 10

3 principle sources of immigrants in US history

Answer 10

1. 17th & 18th century England & sub-saharan africa
2. mid-19th to early 20th century, ireland, germany, scandanavia, eastern europe
3. late 20th to early 21st century asia & latin america

Question 11

3 types of intraregional migration

Answer 11

1. rural to urban
2. urban to suburban
3. urban to rural

Question 12

preference for immigrants entering US

Answer 12

family reunification, skilled workers, & those who diversify