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Unit 3.3-3.4 Flashcards

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1
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What countries are presently the largest sources of refugees?

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Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia

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What was the cause for millions of people to flee Syria?

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A civil war

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3
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How many people migrated to Germany when fleeing Syria?

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500,000 people

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How many people migrated to the United States when fleeing Syria?

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33,000 people

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How many people migrated to Turkey when fleeing Syria?

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3,600,000 people

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What was the effect of Hurricane Katrina?

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It led to one million people being displaced.

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Where did many of those people move during/after Hurricane Katrina?

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The largest numbers went to Mississippi, but many went to Houston, Texas.

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Where are the most economically unstable areas in New Orleans?

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The areas below sea level

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(T/F)? Louisiana’s culture and history is different based on Native Americans, French, and African Americans. Louisiana blends all these aspects together rather than trying to have everyone assimilate to a singular culture.

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True

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Which race was most impacted by Hurricane Katrina?

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African Americans

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What was the effect of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico?

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Mass emigration

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Which states in the U.S. received the most migrants from Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria?

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Florida and New York

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13
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Where are the major flows of migration coming in and out of?

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Asia

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What are some of the factors that cause major flows within and out of Asia?

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-so many countries, people, development in Asia
-people tend to migrate the shortest distance possible

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What are remittances?

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payments sent home by migrants

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Which type of migrant sends back the most remittances?

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Migrants that migrated to a developed country.

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Where do the majority of migrants seek work in India?

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Southwest Asia

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18
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How did the economic recession influence push and pull factors?

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Economic recession transferred economic pull factors into push factors

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What were some trends seen when the recession hit?

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-as soon recession hit, the migrants just dropped
-net migration dropped around the same point

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What countries are the leading countries for sending remittances?

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The United States and Saudi Arabia

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21
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What was the migration trend in the 19th century?

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Long-distance migrants were male adult individuals traveling without families.

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When did the migration trend change?

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the 20th century

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What is the migration trend today?

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Today, a high percentage of migrants are women and children.

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Why did the migration trend change?

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Women’s rights.

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25
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Why do women move with their children?

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Because women want their children to reap the benefits.

26
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What is the trend of elderly migrants?

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A large percentage of U.S. immigrants are young adults and are unlikely to be elderly.

27
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What percentage of children under the age of 20 make up immigration in the United States?

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21%

28
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What age group typically immigrates to the United States?

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Working-age people.

29
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(T/F)? Males outnumber females in migration in developed countries.

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False

30
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What percentage do females make up immigrants globally?

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48%

31
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What are the four types of immigration policies the UN classifies countries in?

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  1. maintain the current level of immigration
  2. increase the level
  3. reduce the level
  4. no policy
32
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What policy does the U.S. have?

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The U.S. wants to maintain the current level immigration

33
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Why would the U.S. want to maintain their immigration?

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We want the same amount of immigration because we are an aging country and we need people coming into the workforce. (Concerned about the dependency ratio).

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(T/F)? Immigration policies vary around the world but very few countries have targeted increasing immigration.

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True

35
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What are unauthorized immigrants?

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people who enter a foreign country without documentation

36
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What is the principle reason for unauthorized immigrants?

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The reason people do this is because they want to seek job opportunities.

37
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How many of the 11 million immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. are unauthorized?

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5.9 million

38
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Why do so many people illegally migrate to the United States?

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We share a border, it’s right there. The connections are close because of proximity.

39
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Where are do most of the Mexico migrants go in the U.S.?

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2.4 million lived in California and 1.7 million in Texas.

40
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Why do most of the Mexico immigrants go to California and Texas?

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California and Texas have the strongest economy as states right along the border.

41
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How much of those 5.9 million unauthorized migrants are children?

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1 million

42
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(T/F)? The number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States has increased sharply since 1990.

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True

43
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Why did immigration in the U.S. go down a little during 2007?

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The Great Recession

44
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What states in the U.S. have the largest amounts of unauthorized immigrants?

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Texas and California have the largest numbers of unauthorized immigrants.

45
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What are immigration quotas?

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the number of immigrants that can enter the country

46
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What was the quota in the U.S. during 1942?

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2% of U.S. base population by country

47
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What was the quota in the U.S. during 1965?

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quotas by hemisphere (Eastern and Western totaling 290,000 per year)

48
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What was the quota in the U.S. during 1978?

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global quota of 290,000 per year

49
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What was the quota in the U.S. during 1990?

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quota raised to 700,000 per year

50
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What was the reason for the massive shift between 1978 to 1990?

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The population rate of growth is slowing down because of birth control. They were concerned so they were like we need workers. So we changed the quota.

51
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What are the immigration preferences of the U.S.?

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family reunification, skilled workers, and diversity criterion

52
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Why is the “skilled worker” preference criticized?

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It can cause “brain drain”

53
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What are some of the issues that the Mexico-U.S. border issue causes?

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-Americans are divided whether unauthorized migration helps or harms the economy.

-Most Americans would like more effective border patrols

-Most Americans believe that enforcement of unauthorized immigration is a federal responsibility not a state responsibility.

-Most Americans support work-related programs for unauthorized immigrants.

54
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(T/F)? The U.S.-Mexico border is quite diverse, with both urban and rural crossing.

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True

55
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(T/F)? Europe is home to many migrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe

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True

56
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Why is Europe home to many migrants from North Africa and Eastern Europe?

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Proximity, opportunities

57
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What are guest worker programs?

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people from poorer countries were allowed to immigrate temporarily via circular migration

58
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Which countries would typically use guest worker programs?

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Germany and other wealthy European countries

59
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Why was there increased hostility in 2015 to immigrants in Europe?

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the arrival of more than 1 million refugees from Southwest Asia beginning in 2015. (SYRIAAAAAA)

60
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Which countries receive the largest share of immigrants?

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Western European nations (most notably Germany) and Scandinavia

61
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Why would Germany get the most immigrants?

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Wealthy, old population, guest worker program

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