Migration and Remittances

Migration and Remittances

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
There are many opportunities in America.

• pull
• push

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to have religious freedom to practice my religion.

• push
• pull

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
There is not enough food in my country.  Many people are dying of starvation.

• push
• pull

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The potato famine occurred in my country. Many people have died and we must leave.

• pull
• push

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The War in Syria has made our family decide to leave and move to Europe.

• push
• pull

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Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to join my family in America.

• push
• pull

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According to the chart...the United States takes in about _____ % of world international immigration

• 42.8%
• 20%
• 4%
• 7.2 Billion

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The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

• migration

• mobility

• immigration

• globalization

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refugee

• to move to a country
• to move from  a country
• something taht encourages people to leave a country behind
• someone who seeks safety by going to another country

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emigrate

• to move from a country
• to move to a country
• the constant flow of migrannts from one country into another country
• someone who seeks safety by going into another country

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Brain drain is

• the large-scale emigration of talented people
• the process by which people are given reference for migration
• people forced to migrate for political reasons
• a cultural feature that hinders migration

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What means you're moving from country to country?

• immigrating

• emigrating

• internal migration

• international migration

Remittance

A remittance is a transfer of money, often by a foreign worker to an individual in their home country. Money sent home by migrants competes with international aid as one of the largest financial inflows to developing countries. Workers' remittances are a significant part of international capital flows, especially with regard to labor-exporting countries

Major operators

Below is a list of major remittance providers ranked by total cross-border volume, as of the second quarter of 2019

Western Union

MoneyGram

TransferWise

Ria Money Transfer

Xoom

Remitly

WorldRemit

Azimo

Each of these companies focus on different consumer bases. TransferWise has been the fastest-growing money transfer startup in terms of total annual volume transferred, and focuses on transferring funds between bank accounts, often between developed countries.

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_______________ are money that immigrant send back home to help their families.

• voluntary migration

• chain migration

• remittances

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IDPs stand for

• Internally displaced peoples

• Internally dislodged groups

• Internally displaced persons

• Internally desperate people

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The country of origin in migration means?

• The country migrants go to

• The country migrants have come from

• The country where there are plenty of employment opportunities

• The country which holds many refugee camps

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Diaspora contributes to a country of origin through the following ways (check all that applies):

• via economic contributions by sending home money and material goods

• participating in the political, social, and cultural affairs of their home country and community

• through voting in national (and sometimes local) elections at home, from abroad

• via not integrating in their host societies

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What cannot be said about social remittances?

• The term is particularly associated with the research of Peggy Levitt.

• People send home just money.

• People can transmit new ideas, social and cultural practices, and codes of conduct.

• Internet has opened a new platform of share of ideas.

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Which one is the top country of remittance recipient in 2019?

• Mexico

• India

• USA

• Ukraine

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True or False: In developing countries remittances are the least important source of external funding.

• True

• False

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Fill in the blank: .... refers to money sent home by migrants abroad.

• Remittance

• Development

• Emigration

• Finance

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When a country loses its well-educated people and skilled workers to another country is called

• brain gain

• brain drain

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When a country gets immigrants who are well-educated and skilled workers is called...

• brain drain

• brain gain