Immigration Quiz

Luna noticed that more and more people are moving to cities for work and better opportunities. What is this process of the increasing number of people living in cities called?

• Ruralization

• Urbanization

• Migration

• Suburbanization

In a city council meeting, some members argue that jobs and benefits should be given to people who were born in the country rather than to immigrants. What term refers to this policy of favoring native-born individuals over immigrants?

• xenophobia

• globalism

• nativism

• multiculturalism

Abigail is researching U.S. immigration laws from the late 19th century. She discovers that in 1882, a law was passed that specifically prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States. Which law did Abigail find?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Indian Immigration Act

• Mexican Exclusion Act

• Japanese Immigration Act

Rohan is considering moving to another country because he has heard about better job opportunities, a higher standard of living, and a safe environment there. What are these factors that attract Rohan to the new country called?

• Pull factors

• Push factors

• Migration factors

• Immigration factors

Isla and her family had to leave their home country because of war and lack of jobs. What are these kinds of factors that force people to leave their home country called?

• Pull factors

• Migration factors

• Stay factors

• Push factors

James is researching his family history and discovers that most of his ancestors, like Mr. Rose's, arrived in the United States before 1880. Which group of immigrants is he most likely to find in his family tree?

• Immigrants from Africa

• Immigrants from Western and Northern Europe

• Immigrants from South America

• Immigrants from Asia

Harper is researching the history of immigration to the United States for a school project. She wants to know which group of immigrants arrived in the United States after 1880. Which group should she focus on?

• Asian immigrants

• Western Europeans

• African immigrants

• Southern and Eastern Europeans

Lily recently moved to a new country. She celebrates local holidays and learns the language, but she also continues to observe the traditional customs from her homeland. What is the process Lily is experiencing?

• adjustment

• adaptation

• assimilation

• acculturation

Samuel is looking for a place to live in the city and finds a crowded and often run-down apartment building. What is this type of building called?

• tenement

• mansion

• villa

• shack

In a certain town, a group of people is repeatedly mistreated and faces hostility from others solely because of their religion. What is this act called?

• Persecution

• Prejudice

• Racism

• Segregation