Urbanization/Migration Review

A form of relocation diffusion involving permanent relocation of people to a new location is called

• emigration

• migration

• immigration

• intervening obstacle

• intervening opportunity

7.1 Many farms were built next to rivers to have access to water for crop irrigation. This an example of _______________.

• situation factor

• site factor

• proximity factor

• trade factor

• suburbanization

Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee/displaced person is referred to as a

• guest worker

• refugee

• asylum seeker

• immigrant

• citizen

There has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the European Union in recent years. Which of the following best describes the reason for this migration?

• A large rural-to-urban population shift within Syria

• A continuing rise in employment for asylum seekers in the European Union

• The tightening of asylum policies by the European Union

• The tightening of guest-worker policies by the European Union

• A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria

Which of the following defines Chicago’s position in relation to the infrastructure of the United States?

• Site

• Situation

• Absolute location

• Vernacular Region

• Quota

According to the graph, at which ages do migration rates tend to peak?

• between ages 5-10

• between ages 15-20

• between ages 25-30

• between ages 40-45

• between ages 66-70

A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of

• human capital

• time space compression

• intervening opportunities

• the rank size rule

• Von Thunen Model

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

• chain migration

• internal migration

• brain drain

• net migration

• counterurbanization

Which of the following types of migration are correctly explained by the example given?

• International migration and forced migration: Family A from Beijing moves to Minneapolis so that the parents can attend graduate school.

• International migration and voluntary migration: Family A from Mumbai has convinced their close friends Family B to emigrate to London as they did in order help start up their business.

  
  

• Internal migration and forced migration: Couple A from Berlin has convinced their close friends Couple B to move to Greece and live in the same retirement community.

• Internal migration and voluntary migration: Family A from Baghdad are resettled by the United States for political asylum in Detroit.

• Internally displaced persons and forced migration: Couple A from rural Brazil move to São Paulo to find better job opportunities.

Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?

• Farming areas

• Metropolitan areas

• Rural nonfarming areas

• Central cities

• Small towns