Migration Key Issues

U.S. census maps show that over time, the center of population in the USA has moved a long distance to the ____, and slightly to the _____.

• west, south
• south, west

Migration from urban areas to rural areas is called _______.

• counterurbanization
• urbanization
• ruralization
• mobility

In recent decades, the most important type of internal migration within the USA has been from

• rural to urban areas
• urban to suburban areas
• urban to rural areas
• suburbs to urban areas

The Trail of Tears is an example of _____ migration.

• forced
• voluntary

_______ push and pull factors have led to a global migration pattern that reflects movement from LDCs to MDCs.

• Economic
• Social
• Political
• Environmental

Wilber Zelinsky's Migration Transition Model states that _____ migration is mostly linked to countries in Stage 2 of the DTM, and that _____ migration is usually linked to countries in Stages 3 and 4 of the DTM.

• international... internal
• internal... international

Ravenstein's Laws of Migration explain all BUT...

• WHO migrates
• WHERE people migrate to
• WHY people migrate
• WHEN people migrate

Which is NOT a primary reason people migrate?

• Economic opportunity
• Cultural freedom
• Environmental conditions
• Wanting to explore a new place

The three largest international migration flows include

• Asia to Europe
• Asia to North America
• Latin America to North America
• All of these are important international migration flows

According to the map, the 2 cities with the largest amount of international migrants in the United States are ______.

• Miami and Seattle
• New York and Los Angeles
• Chicago and Houston
• San Francisco and Nashville