Migration Quiz

A permanent move to a new location is

• migration

• mobility

• net migration

• net in-migration

A country has net in-migration if emigration ________ immigration.

• equals

• exceeds

• is closer to net migration than

• is less than

Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?

• economic

• environmental

• cultural

• circulation

Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?

• revolutionary takeover of a government

• failed harvest

• flooding of a river

• opening of a new factory

The migration transition model predicts that international migration reaches a peak at ________ of the demographic transition.

• stage 1

• stage 2

• stage 3

• stage 4

According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees, the three largest groups of international refugees are

• Vietnamese, Indian and Indonesian

• Palestinian, Iraqi, and Afghan

• Sudanese, South African and Colombian

• Mexican, Pakistani, and Colombian

The most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is

• economic

• environmental

• forced

• cultural

A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example of

• an environmental push factor

• a forced migration

• an intervening obstacle

• a cultural pull factor

Which factor most often causes a voluntary migration?

• economic

• environmental

• international

• cultural

People are forced to migrate primarily because of which factor?

• economic

• environmental

• international

• cultural