Migration Class Review

Stage 1 of the migration transition features...

• High international emigration and interregional migration from rural to urban

• High daily or seasonal mobility in search of food

• High international immigration and intraregional migration from cities to suburbs

• No movement

Stage 2 of the migration transition features...

• High international emigration and interregional migration from rural to urban

• High daily or seasonal mobility in search of food

• High international immigration and intraregional migration from cities to suburbs

• No movement

A migrant who moves to three different countries before ending up in their destination country is participating in...

• Chain Migration

• Internal Migration

• Step Migration

• Regional Migration

True or false. Stage 4 of the migration transition features the same movement patterns as stage 3

• True

• False

Ravenstein's laws for distance says that (Pick 2)

• Most migrants relocate a short distance and remain within the same country

• Long distance migrants to other countries head for major centers of economic activity

• Most migrants relocate long distances across international borders

• Migrants rarely move from urban to rural areas, and rural to urban areas

All of the following are part of the 3 largest flows of migrants except

• Asia to Europe

• Asia to North America

• Latin American to North America

• North America to Europe

All of the following are part of the three main eras of US immigration except

• Nineteenth Century Immigration

• 1920s-1950s

• Immigration around independence

• Current Immigration

Where have the majority of current US immigrants originated?

• Latin America and Asia

• Europe and Asia

• Latin American and Africa

• South America and Asia

What is the main type of interregional migration today?

• Urban to rural areas

• Rural to urban areas

• Warmer climates to cooler climates

• Cooler climates to warmer climates

Why do most people move from rural to urban areas? (Pick 2)

• Declining opportunities in agriculture

• Jobs in cities

• To move closer to people

• Protection from natural disasters