AP Human Geography- Unit 2: Population and Migration

Which of the following is a pull factor?

• Insufficient Food Supply
• High Crime Rate in Native Country
• Higher Paying jobs in New Country
• High Crime Rate in New Country

Which of the following are part of EG Ravenstein’s (The Bloke with the cloke) Laws of Migration?

• most migrants are male

• most migrants move short distances

• most long distance migrants move to large urban areas

• all of the above

According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?

• older adults
• younger adults
• children
• families

What is the internal migration pattern as seen in the US?

• South and West
• North and East
• North and West
• South and East

Which areas of the world generally have net out-migration?

• Asia and North America
• Africa and Europe
• Africa and Asia
• Latin America and Europe

According to EG Ravenstein, which of the following is NOT true?

• Most migrants are young adults.
• Most migration is over very long distance
• Migration is most often for economic reasons.
• Migration occurs in steps.

The wave of immigrants into America around 1900-1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?

• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Latin America

Since the 1980's, most US In-Migration has come from

• Europe
• East Asia
• Latin America
• South Asia

Most migrants move for 

• economic reasons
• cultural reasons
• environmental reasons
• persecution reasons

If a country's Immigration is LESS than it's Emigration it has

• net in-migration
• net out-migration
• it's population is increasing
• it needs to set quota laws