Migration — Quiz

Question 1

Sort each detail to show whether it describes chain migration or seasonal migration.

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family members,social connections,generally long-term|guest workers,economic opportunities,temporary and at certain times

Question 2

Sort each detail to show whether it is a benefit or drawback of emigration for countries of origin.

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reduced unemployment,higher wages,remittances|aging population,brain drain,labor shortages

Question 3

What is one drawback to an origin country when large numbers of young people migrate to other countries?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

depleted workforce

Question 4

Sort each detail to show whether the impact from immigration is political, economic, or cultural.

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Canada grants permanent residency to about 400,000 migrants.,France passes a law to limit immigration.|Spain faces greater competition for jobs.,The Netherlands experiences an increase in tax revenue.|Brazil gains more variety in its music.,Germany has Turkish traditions such as fruit markets.

Question 5

The following sentences contain blanks. Use the drop-down menus to complete each blank correctly. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, causing massive flooding in New Orleans and catastrophic damage along the coastal lands of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. It displaced more than 1.5 million people. The hurricane’s devastation was a [Dropdown 1] . It led to one of the largest migrations of [Dropdown 2] in US history. Generally, people fled the area because of [Dropdown 3] concerns.

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push factor|evacuees|safety

Question 6

The following sentences contain blanks. Use the drop-down menus to complete each blank correctly. Human migration means the long-term or permanent [Dropdown 1] of people. The act of leaving one’s home country is called [Dropdown 2] . The act of moving to a new country to live is called [Dropdown 3] . Sometimes, people move between places during different times of the year to work, find food, or avoid difficult weather conditions. This is called [Dropdown 4] .

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movement|emigration|immigration|seasonal migration

Question 7

Why do immigrants face challenges in their destination countries?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They have to balance the traditions of their origin countries with those of their destination countries.

Question 8

Match each push factor cause to the correct scenario.

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demographic changes|violent conflict|natural disaster

Question 9

Sort each detail to show whether it describes intraregional migration or interregional migration.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

from Indonesia to Myanmar in the Pacific Islands of Southeast Asia,from a rural northern village in Jiangsu Province to the city of Shanghai in the same province|from Saudi Arabia in Southwest Asia to Ghana in West Africa,from the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico to the city of Tijuana in northern Mexico

Question 10

The map shows past immigration to the United States, which together with Canada and Mexico, makes up a major portion of North America. Based on the map, how does emigration from Canada to the US differ from emigration from Japan or China to the US?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Emigration from Canada to the US is intraregional rather than interregional.

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