Check for Understanding: Migration to the United States

According to this map, which nation attracted the largest number of immigrants?

• United States

• Australia

• China

• Brazil

Which of the following nations attracted the fewest number of immigrants?

• Brazil

• Mongolia

• Saudi Arabia

Which nations attracted between 100,000 and 999,999 immigrants each?

• Argentina and South Africa

• Canada and Australia

• Libya and Sudan

Which term best describes people from other countries who enter the United States to start new lives?

• consumers

• visitors

• immigrants

• jobseekers

Which of these statements about immigration to the United States in 2016 is best supported by the table below?

• China had a larger brain drain to the U.S. than any other country

• Mexico lost more than 150,000 people to the United States.

• More polical refugees came to the U.S. from Colombia than from any other country.

What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?

• They started in the United States.

• They came to the United States with immigrants

• They are celebrated only by immigrants in the United States.

Where did the majority of people in the third great wave of immigration to the United States come from?

• Australia

• Latin America and Asia

• Eastern Europe

• Africa

This photo depicts a celebration of the Chinese New Year. Holidays are an example of something immigrants bring to their new countries. What is something else immigrants typically bring with them to their new countries?

• foods

• customs

• language

• all of the above

Why have so many people immigrated to the United States since 1820? Choose the 3 correct answers.

• The United States accepted many immigrants throughout the years.

• The United States had the biggest economy in the world.

• People were escaping poverty and hunger in their own countries.

• Refugees fled war or persecution for their religious beliefs.

• People were unhappy with their lifestyle and wanted a change by going to America.

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

• religious freedom
• a drought or famine
•  job opportunities
• a fair government