AP human modules 15-17 quiz review

Syrian migration out of the country as a result of civil war in the last few years contravenes which of Ravenstein’s 11 laws of migration?

• Law 4: Each main stream of migration produces a compensating counterstream.

• Law 7: Most migrants are adults, and families seldom move out of their county of birth.

• Law 10: The major direction of migration is from agricultural areas to centers of industry and commerce.

• Law 11: Economic factors are the major cause of migration.

• Law 2: Migration proceeds geographically in a step-by-step fashion.

African Americans who migrated from the South to the North in the early twentieth century were in search of economic opportunities in industrial cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh. Many instead found jobs in Ohio and settled there; this is an example of

• intervening obstacle.

• cyclic movement

• periodic movement.

• intervening opprotunity

• demographic transition

More than 3 million Venezuelans have fled the country in the last few years as a result of political and economic turmoil. Based on the data in the table, what was Venezuela’s net migration rate in 2016?

• 5 migrants

• 2.15 migrants

• –2.95 migrants

• -1.2 migrants

• 0 migrants

The net migration shown in the table reveals that

• more people are leaving Venezuela than coming into the country.

• more people are coming in to Venezuela than leaving the country.

• the population of Venezuela has remained the same since 2000.

• Venezuelans who leave are mostly tourists in South America.

• the population has been steadily increasing since 2000.

According to Wilbur Zelinsky, when does rural-to-urban migration occur in most countries?

• Premodern societies

• Early transitional societies

• Late transitional societies

• Super advanced societies

• Advanced transitional societies

Which regions of the world are the source of the largest group of refugees and internally displaced people?

• Sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Asia

• Central America and southwest Asia

• East Asia and Europe

• Southeast Asia and Antarctica

• Central America and South Asia

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which of the following is not an accepted reason for seeking refugee status?

• Political Persecutio

• Religious and ethnic persecution

• Economic harship

• Oppression of minorities

• Climate

What does the image reflect about the impact of Vietnamese migration on American culture?

• Economic assimilation

• Its political consequences

• Its ecological footprint

• Its educational impact

• Social adaptation

The recent spread of new diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and coronavirus (COVID-19) in China have prompted officials to

• encourage travel overseas

• host international trade fairs.

• quarantine affected cities

• develop antidotes.

• prohibit live animal markets

Which of the following did not influence the development of Little Havana in South Florida?

• The diffusion of the Spanish language

• The migration of political refugees from Cuba

• The expansion of Cuban restaurants

• The diffusion of salsa, rumba, and other musical traditions

• Assimilation into American culture