Immigration

What is one reason some people reacted negatively to immigrants?

• They feared losing their jobs and the change in America.

• They did not like their food.

• They feared they would run out of food and houses.

• They thought the immigrants would not contribute anything good to the country.

Individuals of a population who move into an area.

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Litigation

• Mastication

Immigration

• The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. (I = Into)

• The increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group.

• The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad. (E = Exit)

• The condition of being populated with excessively large numbers.

people moving INTO an area/country

• emigration

• immigration

Immigration is defined as

• the movement of individuals out of a population.

• the movement of individuals into a population.

• the study of populations.

• movement of people into urban areas and cities.

What is the primary scientific concept behind the movement of species, including humans, from one region to another?

• Migration

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Speciation

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Which scientific field studies the impact of immigration on ecosystems?

• Ecology

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Physics

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In terms of genetics, what is a potential effect of immigration on a population?

• Increased genetic diversity

• Decreased genetic diversity

• No change in genetic diversity

• Complete genetic uniformity

Which of the following is a method used by scientists to track animal immigration patterns?

• Satellite tracking

• Carbon dating

• Radiometric dating

• Seismology

How does immigration affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• It can increase the carrying capacity

• It can decrease the carrying capacity

• It has no effect on carrying capacity

• It always leads to overpopulation

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