Chapter 3: Migration

It i generally agreed that the current trend of people migrating from one urban area to another urban area is caused by

• More cultural diversity

• More affordable housing in central business districts

• Increased economic opportunities in tertiary industries

• Increase of economic opportunities in agribusinesses

• Gentrification of neighborhoods are making the land value increase

According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, families are less likely to make international moves than young adults. This principle suggests that ______ factors influence migration flows

• social

• cultural

• economic

• political

• environmental

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

• Many migrants move for economic reasons

• Slavery was once considered a cultural/social push factor

• A job opportunity would be characterized as an economic pull factor

• Refugees fleeing countries with political unrest are seen as political push factors

• Mountains and warmer climates are environmental pull factors

Which of the following historical migrations has had he most significant influence on the spatial distribution of Native Americans in Oklahoma as depicted above?

• The Great Migration

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• The Trail of Tears

• The migration of refugees from the Dust Bowl

• The Sunbelt migration

The graph shows the major immigration flows to the US from 1660-2009. The greatest number of immigrants to the US in the early 20th century came from

• Africa

• Canada

• Mexico

• Europe

• Asia

A small group of people decides to immigrate to the US from a small town in Mexico in search of better economic opportunities. After settling in the US they communicate with their relatives in Mexico and they soon follow. Which of the following forms of migration is this an example of?

• Forced migration

• Step migration

• Internal migration

• Transhumance

• Chain Migration

Which of the following is an example of a forced migration?

• Accepting a job in another states

• Traveling on a student visa to study at an international university

• Government officials issuing mandatory evacuations due to threat of natural disaster

• Retirees moving to Florida from Northeastern region of the US

• Threat of violence in a city due to a civil war in a nation

________ are any persons who have left their residence by reason of real or imagined danger but have not left the territory of their own country

• Internationally displaced persons

• Internally displaced persons

• Undocumented immigrants

• Refugees

• Asylum seekers

Which of the following is an example of a political push factor?

• Increase of prices of food and water in South Sudan

• Militant group invading populated city in northern Iraq

• Tensions between different religions in Jerusalem

• Drought conditions increasing desertification in the Sahel region

• Lack of resources in Kurdish classroom due to overpopulation of students

It is generally agreed that the current trend in voluntary migration from less developed countries to more developed countries is caused by,,,

• Natural disasters

• A desire for better economic opportunities

• Ecotourism

• Religious persecution

• A desire to spread Christianity