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Migration Flashcards

1
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What is migration?

A

The movement of people for different reasons

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2
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Why do people migrate?

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Jobs
education
family
cheaper

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3
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How has migration affected the United States?

A

Our population has increased And cultural spreads / diversity

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4
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Define immigration in your own words:

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When someone goes into a country.

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5
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What are some pros and cons of immigration?

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pros - safer, better living conditions
Cons- diseases, living competition for jobs

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What is emigration?

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Someone who leaves a country

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What is a push factor?

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pushes someone to leave their current location or situation.

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8
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List three example’s of push factors?

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Fammon
Violence
Weather

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What is a pull factor?

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It’s something that attracts or pulls someone towards a particular location or situation.

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10
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Give three examples of pull factors?

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Good pay
Better job
Safer

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What is a refugee?

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A person who has been forced to leave their country.

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Why are there so many refugees in Syria?

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War they were forced to leave

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13
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What happened in Afghanistan the past 20 years to force people to move?

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War

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14
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What role did the US play in Afghanistan war?

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Giving people go homes

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What are sone of the obstacles the lost boys of Sudan faced here in the US?

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Leaving family
Learning language
Finding jobs
Refugee camp

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What is forced migration?

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When you are forced out of your country

17
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Give at least 3 examples of forced migration

A

War
Government
Natural disaster

18
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What was the triangular trade

What continents were involved

A

When slaves and goods were traded

Europe Africa north and South America

19
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What are the steps of the slave trade?

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1.Captured in Africa:Berbers would use nets and set up traps to capture African men and women

2.They walk hundreds of miles to the western coast of Africa (could take a couple months)

3.inspected and put on a ship

  1. The middle passage (the boat ride)
  2. Arrive in America and inspected and branded

6.The auction they would be sold to an owner

  1. Sent to live and work in a plantation
20
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What are the economic reasons for slavery

A

The owners are going to make a lot of money

21
Q

Give at least 3 examples of slavery today from the video and article we watched and read as a class

A

Sexual exploitation
Forced child labor
Forced labor

22
Q

Approximately how many slaves are there today

How do we not know the exact number

A

40 million

They could be hiding slaves

23
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What is voluntary migration

A

When people chose to leave to a different country for better reasons

24
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What is reluctant migration

A

When you are still deciding if you want to leave or not

25
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What opponents of current US migration policy argue

A

They say it should be stricter to become a citizen

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