Exploring Culture: Concepts of Culture Answers

Which of the following statements about factors that encourage migration to the United States is false? A. Some immigrants remain permanently in the US after finding a job. B. Many immigrants work temporarily and send money to their families in their home countries. C. Many immigrants come to the United States because jobs are not available in their home countries. D. Immigrants working in the United States are paid with the currency of their home countries. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

An immigrant is distinct from an emigrant. Immigrants can best be described as people who are __________. A. temporarily leaving a country B. permanently leaving an old home country C. arriving to a new home country D. departing a country for economic reasons Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about remittances sent by migrant workers is true? A. Remittances are monetary payments sent from the worker’s home country to the host country. B. Remittances provide income to the home country. C. Remittances are illegal in the United States. D. Remittances provide capital resources for workers’ families living in the host country. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following best defines the term migrant worker? A. a person who migrates among different jobs throughout the year B. a person who sends earnings from a job back to another country C. a person who works in a country in which he or she does not hold citizenship D. a person who works on a temporary basis during harvest season Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

What were the top three nations receiving remittances in 2004? A. India, China, and Mexico B. Iran, Chile, and Somalia C. Lesotho, Tonga, and Moldova D. Pakistan, Vietnam, and El Salvador Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Islands, small nations, unstable nations, and impoverished countries are least likely to be affected by the brain drain phenomenon. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about the migration of workers to other countries is false? A. Skilled workers often leave small countries for larger industrialized countries. B. Unskilled workers often support the economies of their host and home countries through remittances. C. Remittances represent capital flow from the home country to the host country. D. Recent migrations tend to flow from South America to North America and from the Middle East to Western Europe. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about remittances is false? A. Remittances are monies sent from a worker's host country to his or her home country. B. Remittances create purchasing power in the home country. C. Remittances are often important to developing economies. D. Remittances are funds transferred from a worker's home country to his or her host country. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Migrant workers who fill employment needs in their host country often send remittances to their home countries. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about migrant workers in the United Kingdom is false? A. There are over two million foreign-born workers in the United Kingdom. B. Migrant workers are a strain on the UK's economy and support few other jobs or industries. C. Migrant workers contribute taxes and pay into the national insurance. D. Migrant workers contribute $87 billion to the UK's economy and over $195 million to the UK's GDP. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.