Migration/Immigration

Question 1

There has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the European Union in recent years. What best describes the reason for this migration

Answer 1

A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria

Question 2

A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of…

Answer 2

intervening opportunities

Question 3

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communication from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of…

Answer 3

Chain Migration

Question 4

True of False: International migration and voluntary migration: Family A from Mumbai has convinced their close friends Family B to emigrate to London as they did in order to help start up their business

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In the century after the arrival of Europeans, what is a change that occurred to the indigenous population of the Americas

Answer 5

A dramatically decreasing population due to the introduction of new diseases

Question 6

A refugees enters the European Union in Italy and is temporarily house is Germany. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Sweden. What term describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union’s open border policies

Answer 6

Step Migration across member states to a final destination

Question 7

What country is the primary destination for guest workers from the Maghreb region of northern Africa

Answer 7

France

Question 8

What explains the significant positive impact that the immigration of large population of Chinese people had on places like Vancouver and Los Angeles

Answer 8

Chinese immigrants established businesses and religious centers that provided their new cities with greater access to element of Chinese culture such as arts, cuisine, and religion

Question 9

What explains the major effect of migration flow to Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia

Answer 9

Guest workers migrate to the region for jobs in construction and the oil fields, increasing the volume of exports from the region

Question 10

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, what type of intraregional migration was most prominent worldwide

Answer 10

Rural to urban

Question 11

Transnational migrants often send money back to their home countries to support non-migrant family members. What is the term used to describe their international financial transactions

Answer 11

Remittances

Question 12

Since 2000 the global pattern of international migration has resulted in most migrants seeking destinations that are best describes as…

Answer 12

Urban and suburban areas

Question 13

What is not an example of twentieth-century migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict

Answer 13

Mexicans leaving Mexico

Question 14

In 2018, a large number of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in the European Union. What is a pull factor that explains this migration

Answer 14

Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe, attracting immigrant workers

Question 15

The international Syrian refugee crisis that started in 2011 is best explain by what migration factor

Answer 15

A political push factor from Syria, where armed conflict imperils personal saftey

Question 16

In recent decades, what has not played a major role in the rapid growth of Sun Belt cities of the United States

Answer 16

Climatic changes leading to colder northern winters

Question 17

In the early twenty-first century, the largest number of refugees is located on what continent

Answer 17

Africa

Question 18

The early United States population was predominantly Protestant. In the nineteenth century, urban population became increasingly Roman Catholic, especially in the cities of the Northeastern United States. This shift in the pattern of religion was caused by…

Answer 18

Transnational migration from Ireland, southern Germany, and Italy

Question 19

Since 2000, people in the largest category of international migrants seeking asylum in a different country are best describes as…

Answer 19

Individuals fleeing conditions of armed conflict

Question 20

What term best describes the majority of voluntary migrants from South Asia to the Persian Gulf countries of Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait during the 1990s and 2000s

Answer 20

Guest workers

Question 21

What is the definition of Migration

Answer 21

Movement of people from one country or another (International/Transnational), within a country between regions (Interregional), or within a region (Intraregional)

Question 22

What was The Great Migration

Answer 22

The mass migration of African Americans moving from southern states (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, etc…) to northern cities like Chicago or New York

Question 23

What is the 13th Amendment

Answer 23

The amendment that abolished slavery “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime”

Question 24

What is Convict Leasing

Answer 24

The unjust arrest of thousand of African American men and children after the civil war to use as slave labor. This created stereotypes that African American people are inclined to crime. There stereotypes were amplified and perpetrated by movies and shows

Question 25

What are Jim Crow Laws

Answer 25

Laws enacted in southern states after the civil war that segregated African Americans and white in every aspect of life

Question 26

What is Disenfranchisement

Answer 26

Denied voting rights for African Americans suffrage (right to vote)

Question 27

What are Poll taxes

Answer 27

Voters must pay a tax in order to vote. Originally used to discourage African Americans from voting

Question 28

What is the Literacy Test

Answer 28

Voter must pass a difficult exam in order to vote - exams are almost impossible

Question 29

What is Nativism/Xenophobia

Answer 29

Underlying distaste for immigrants that’s is often inspired by an irrational fear that they will replace workers, corrupt our culture, and engage in criminal activity

Question 30

What is the Family Separation Policy

Answer 30

Enacted during the first Trump presidency to deter illegal immigration. U.S. border agents permanently separated families seeking access to the U.S.

Question 31

What is Repatriation

Answer 31

During the 1930s the U.S. government “repatriated” over 2 million Mexicans - in other words forcibly deported. Of these many were lawful U.S. citizens (over 60%)

Question 32

What is The Great Depression

Answer 32

Period of SEVERE economic decline characterized by HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, low wage, and overwhelming hardships (e. 1929-1940)

Question 33

What is the Union/AFL

Answer 33

An organization that represents the interests of workers in a variety of industries and employment. Unions negotiate contracts, protect worker rights, and organize strikes

Question 34

What jobs require strong unions

Answer 34

Jobs that require lots of skills and/or education