Immigration Study Guide

Which term best describes people from other countries who enter the United States to start new lives? Select the best answer.

• consumers

• visitors

• immigrants

• jobseekers

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

All of the following are major push factors that cause people to leave their home countries except. Select the best answer.

• hunger.

• poverty.

• violent conflict.

• economic opportunity.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?

• family

• schools

• freedom

• drought

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Immigrants help to build the U.S. economy by

• pay taxes

• bring new traditions

• starting new businesses.

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Which is the best definition of a brain drain?

• the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries

• the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries

• the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries

• the loss of good students who attend college in other countries

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What are payments sent by immigrants to family members in their home country called?

• consumption

• economic activity

• migration streams

• remittances

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is one result of a college graduate immigrating from country X to country Y?

• the spread and mixing of cultures in country Y

• a brain drain in country Y

• a brain gain in country X

• the loss of cultural diffusion in country X

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which of the following holidays in the United States is NOT a result of the spreading of cultures?

• Cinco de Mayo

• St. Patrick's Day

• Chinese New Year

• Independence Day

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

How do emigrants' homelands sometimes benefit from brain drain?

• It loses skilled labor

• emigrants send remittances to their families

• they never return home

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

Sometimes, US citizens are concerned about new immigrants taking jobs. What is one reason U.S. citizens should not be concerned?

• there are tons of jobs available

• they are taking jobs that most people do not want

• they don't get paid as much

• they are not here very long