Immigration Quiz

Which of the following is a push factor for immigrants?

• Too much freedom.

• Excess job opportunities.

• Dangerous living conditions.

• Desire to own less land.

Which of the following is a pull factor for immigrants?

• Dangerous living conditions.

• Job opportunities.

• Lack of freedom.

• Natural disasters.

The largest group of immigrants to move to the midwest came from what country at the turn of the century?

• Italy

• China

• Germany

• Ireland

Most immigrants to the United States decided to settle in?

• Rural areas

• Urban areas

• The West

• The South

Which of the following is the definition of immigration?

• The act of leaving one's country of origin and settling in another.

• The money and resources that a country has or has control of.

• The act and art of decision making in a government.

• One people or country exerting control over another.

Which of the following is the definition of economy?

• The act of leaving one's country of origin and settling in another.

• The money and resources that a country has or has control of.

• The act and art of decision making in a government.

• One people or country exerting control over another.

Which of the following is the definition of politics?

• The act of leaving one's country of origin and settling in another.

• The money and resources that a country has or has control of.

• The act and art of decision making in a government.

• One people or country exerting control over another.

Which of the following is a problem many immigrants to New York city faced at the turn of the century?

• Large amounts of crime.

• All of the answers.

• Crowded apartments with no windows.

• Exposure to disease.

Immigrants from Europe had to pass through where in order to be allowed into the United States?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Alcatraz Island

• Coney Island

Immigrants from Asia had to pass through where in order to be allowed into the United States?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Alcatraz Island

• Coney Island