Ch. 8 US Migration

When people move from one country to another is called...

• democracy

• human migration

• transferring

• becoming a citizen

Those who enter the US to start new lives are called,

• immigrants

• citizens

• emigrants

• tourists

Which is a pull factor of migration

• violence

• poor school system

• lack of fresh water

• job opportunities

What are the best reasons might push a person to move away from their country of origin?

• good education & better jobs

• to be reunited with family

• freedom & democracy

• war & persecution

What other reasons would the US pull people to want to settle here?

• war & violence

• political unrest

• natural disasters

• civil rights & freedom

A person who is fleeing their home country to seek safety in a new country due to war or persecution is called a,

• refugee

• citizen

• tourist

• student

Why do 2/3's of illegal Mexican immigrants come to the U.S.?

• to join the US army

• to be reunited with their family

• to flee from natural disasters

• to live in large cities

What is the government system in the U.S. called? It includes many freedoms that other countries don't have and is a big reason why immigrants settle here.

• monarchy

• military dictatorship

• democratic republic

• communist republic

What is true looking at this table?

• Mexico lost more than twice as many people to the US

• Most newcomers from India later returned to their homeland

• Most political refugees came to the US from El Salvador

• China had a larger brain drain to the US than any other country

What are payments sent to their home country by immigrants?

• donations

• migration streams

• economic activities

• remittances