Migration EXAMINATION

Samuel, Ava, and Emma are discussing about global movements. Samuel asks, 'What is immigration?' Can you help them understand?

• It is the permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another.

• It is the movement into a location.

• It is the movement away (or exiting from) a location.

• It is the negative circumstances, events, or conditions present in a location that causes people to move away.

Abigail and William are discussing the reasons people move away from their hometowns. What are push factors in this context?

• The permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another.

• The movement into a location.

• Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present in a location that causes people to move away.

• Positive conditions and circumstances of a location that encourages people to move to that place.

Leandra is planning a road trip from New York to California. During her journey, she encountered some obstacles that could prevent them from continuing their trip like delayed flights because of bad weather. This can be an intervening obstacle in migration. In this context, what does intervening obstacles mean?

• Barriers that hold migrants back from continuing to travel.

• An opportunity that causes migrants to voluntarily stop traveling.

• Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present in a location that causes people to move away.

• Positive conditions and circumstances of a location that encourages people to move to that place.

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

• Job opportunities, higher wages, seasonal jobs

• Job loss, lack of employment opportunities, low wages

• Discrimination, prejudice, persecution and racism due to gender, ethnicity and/or religion

• Natural disasters, drought, crop failure

Which factors contribute to social and demographic push factors in migration?

• Economic instability, unemployment, and low income

• Gender, ethnic, and religious discrimination and persecution

• Political unrest, oppressive laws, and human rights violations

• Environmental challenges, such as natural disasters and agricultural issues

Aiden, Mia, and Emma are studying for their social studies exam. They come across a question: 'What are political pull factors?' They discuss and come up with the following options. Which one is correct?

• Job loss, lack of employment opportunities, low wages

• Discrimination, prejudice, persecution and racism due to gender, ethnicity and/or religion

• War, repressive laws, discrimination

• Peace, asylum

Benjamin and Mia are studying geography and they come across the term 'natural push factors'. They find out that these are reasons why people might leave their home country. What could be examples of natural push factors?

• Job loss, lack of employment opportunities, low wages

• Discrimination, prejudice, persecution and racism due to gender, ethnicity and/or religion

• War, repressive laws, discrimination

• Natural disasters, drought, crop failure

Mason, Ava, and Samuel are discussing the economic effects of migration in receiving countries. What are some possible effects they might discuss?

• Increase in unemployment

• Decrease in available jobs

• Decrease in strain on resources

• Increase in remittances

Which sector frequently gains from overseas workforce in receiving countries?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Technology

• Finance

Ava, Jackson, and Rohan are all highly educated individuals. They decided to move to another country for better opportunities. Therefore, their country has lost highly trained or intelligent people due to emigration. What is this phenomenon commonly referred to as?

• Brain drain

• Cultural assimilation

• Population decline

• Dependency ratio