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WorksheetsOLD HUG Population and Migration
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 9hrs 1mins
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Class
Date
1.
If you get offered a new job with a big raise but you had to move to get there, what would the new job be?
a)
Pull Factor
b)
Push Factor
c)
External Migration
d)
Forced Migration
2.
What is the world's most mobile country?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
UK
d)
USA
3.
What is the internal migration pattern as seen in the US?
a)
South and West
b)
North and East
c)
North and West
d)
South and East
4.
What was the theory of Malthus?
a)
Food grows faster than population
b)
Population grows faster than food
c)
Food grows exponentially, population grows linearly
d)
We should all eat less
5.
What stage of the demographic transition has declining death rates and high birth rates?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What stage of the DTM is Japan in?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
7.
A pyramid looks like an upside down triangle or a cup, what stage does this represent?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.
A pyramid is relatively rectangular shaped, what stage of the DTM does this represent?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
9.
Physiological density is...
a)
the total measure of a population relative to land size
b)
The arrangement of people on the earth's surface
c)
Number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land
d)
Huge urban conglomerates
10.
Demographers use this to measure whether a population can replace its deaths with births. It is calculated as the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age.
a)
Total fertility rate
b)
Child mortality rate
c)
Dependency ratio
d)
Crude replacement rate
11.
This is calculated by the number of live births per year, per thousand people in the population.
a)
Crude birth rate
b)
Crude death rate
c)
Total Fertility rate
d)
Child-bearing age
12.
An example of an anti-natalist population policy is....
a)
Japan's speed-dating services to encourage marriage
b)
Providing tax credits for newborn mothers
c)
China's one-child policy
d)
Kicking out all citizens named Natalie
13.
Monies migrants send home is called....
a)
Reverse remittances
b)
Remittances
c)
Refugee camps
d)
Bracero Program
14.
Migration that involves the imposition of authority or power so the migrants do not have the ability to choose, is called what?
a)
Internally displaced peoples
b)
Voluntary migration
c)
Transhumance
d)
Forced migration
15.
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
a)
Genocide
b)
Environmental disaster
c)
War
d)
Favorable climate
16.
What is it called when talented or intelligent people migrate out of a country?
a)
Transhumance
b)
Nomadism
c)
Brain drain
d)
Vountary migration
17.
The ability to move either temporarily or permanently is best described by the term
a)
Mobility
b)
Migration
c)
Emigration
d)
Immigration
18.
The term that best describes a permanent move to a new location is
a)
Migration
b)
Immigration
c)
Emmigration
d)
Mobility
19.
A country has net in-migration if immigration numbers
a)
Exceed in Emigration
b)
Decline in Emigration
c)
Exceed in Immigration
d)
Decline in Immigration
20.
In an attempt to explain the patterns of cultural diffusion including linguistics, ethnicity and religion geographers study
a)
Migration Patterns
b)
Immigration Patterns
c)
Emigration Patterns
21.
Every year, sugarcane is harvested by individuals who travel to specific locations in Brazil to carry out this labor intensive work. This migration patterns is best described as
a)
Seasonal Migration
b)
Annual Migration
c)
Immigration
d)
Emigration
22.
Going to the grocery store once every two or three weeks to stock up on food and supplies is an example of
a)
Circulation
b)
Currency
c)
Mobility
d)
Migration
23.
Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted migration characteristics vary with the
a)
Demographic Transition Model
b)
Political Map
c)
Transaction Model
d)
Population Map
24.
A Syrian family migrated from Syria through Turkey to Greece without immigration documents. Although Greece does not grant the family refugee status and they face the risk of deportation, theirs is a case of international and
a)
Forced Migration
b)
Forced Immigration
c)
Forced Emigratoin
d)
Decreased Migration
25.
The greatest total number of foreign-born residents can be found in
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Russia
d)
Seria
26.
The migration transition model predicts that international migration reaches a peak at________ of the demographic transition.
a)
Stage 2
b)
Stage 1
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
27.
Most migrants to the United States during the early twentieth century came from which part of Europe
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
Northern Europe
c)
Northern and Western Europe
d)
Southern Europe
28.
If your ancestors migrated to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s, barring any other evidence, you might strongly suspect that they originated in
a)
Ireland or Germany
b)
Russia or Germany
c)
Greece or Seria
d)
England or Spain
29.
According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, undocumented immigrants were
a)
allowed to apply for citizenship
b)
Denied application for citizenship
c)
Increased Citizenship
d)
Decreased Citizenship
30.
The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the
a)
East
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
31.
T/F- Countries with slow population growth but strong economies commonly experience out-migration
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What is the current intraregional migration trend in the United States?
a)
Suburbs
b)
Rural
c)
Cities
d)
Plains
33.
The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is
a)
Rural to Urban
b)
Urban to Rural
c)
Country to City
d)
City to Country
34.
What means more developed countries is due to desire to change lifestyle.
a)
Suburbization
b)
Mobilization
c)
Migration
d)
Immigration
35.
Rural to urban migration beginning in the 1800s in the United States was an outgrowth of
a)
TheIndustrial Revolution
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Revolution
d)
Migration
36.
migration to rural areas and small towns from central cities or suburbs is
a)
Counter-Urbanization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Sub-Urbinization
d)
Urbanization Countering
37.
Opening of a new factory would be a ______ factor
a)
Pull
b)
Push
c)
Increasing
d)
Decreasing
38.
The most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is
a)
Economics
b)
Politics
c)
Society
d)
Population
39.
Refugees migrate most often because of which type of push factor?
a)
Armed Conflict/War
b)
environmental
c)
Economics
d)
politics
40.
The UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) identified 3 groups forced to migrate for political reasons. Who are they?
a)
A refugee internally displaced person has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee.
b)
I don't know any answer choices to say:)
c)
Colins a smurf
d)
Sam likes men
41.
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2014, the largest number of refugees were forced to migrate from________, which have seen a great deal of armed conflict in recent years
a)
Syria and Afghanistan
b)
Europe
c)
Russia
d)
Iraq and Iran
42.
The___________represented, for America's indigenous population, legally mandated forced migration.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Great Plains
d)
Great Depression
43.
"Snow bird" (individuals who reside in the north during the summer and move south in the winter) movement from north to south demonstrates an ____________ pull factor.
a)
Environmental
b)
Political
c)
Social
d)
Economical
44.
The most common environmental push factor worldwide is
a)
Water
b)
Weather
c)
Family
d)
Pollution
45.
An environmental or political feature that hinders migration is
a)
intervening obstacles
b)
Environmental Obstacles
c)
Political Obstacles
d)
Social Obstacles
46.
a person with temporary permission to work in another country is a
a)
guest worker
b)
Illegal Immigrant
c)
Emigrant
d)
Refugee
47.
What ages are typical immigrants to the United States
a)
20-39
b)
18-22
c)
23-27
d)
40-50
48.
Since the 1990s, the largest group of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico are
a)
Men
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
Refugees
49.
Migration to the United States declined during the 1920s primarily because
a)
Quota laws
b)
the bill of rights
c)
the 12th Amendment
d)
the Constitution
50.
An example of _______ is the migration of doctors and engineers to the United States after they have received years of government-financed schooling and training in Colombia.
a)
Brain Drain
b)
White Flight
c)
refugee Status
51.
Congress prioritizes immigrant applications based on ____
a)
Family first-skilled workers-refugees
b)
Skilled workers, Family, Refugees
c)
Refugees Skilled WOrkers, Family
52.
What are the four major population clusters/concentrations?
a)
Eastern North America, West Africa, Latin America, Russia
b)
West Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, South Africa
c)
East Asia, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia
d)
Latin America, North America, Middle East, Central Africa
53.
What are the two emerging population clusters/concentrations?
a)
Western North America and South Africa
b)
Eastern North America and West Africa
c)
Latin America and Russia
d)
South Africa and Central Asia
54.
Nearly 1/4 of the world's people live here, includes eastern China, islands of Japan, Korean Peninsula, & the island of Taiwan, has several fertile river valleys and sparsely inhabited mountains & deserts, more than 1/2 live in rural areas as farmers, more than 3/4 of Koreans/Japanese work in urban areas @ industrial/service jobs: what major population cluster is this?
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Europe
55.
Nearly 1/4 of the world's people live here, includes Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and island of Sri Lanka, largest concentration of people lives along a 1500 km (900 mile) line from Lahore through India & Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal, most people work as farmers in rural areas: what major population cluster is this?
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Europe
56.
What is the definition of ecumene?
a)
land that is suitable for growing crops
b)
portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement (inhabited areas)
c)
number or people supported by a unit area of arable land
d)
the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land
57.
What is the definition of arithmetic density?
a)
a greater pressure placed on land to produce enough food
b)
the number of people supported by a unit of arable land
c)
the total number of people in a region or country divided by the total land area
d)
the ratio of farmers to the amount of arable land
58.
What is the definition of physiological density?
a)
land that is inhabited permanently by human settlement
b)
the ratio of people in a region divided by the amount of food in a region
c)
the ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land
d)
the number of people supported by a unit area of arable land
59.
What occurs when the rate of physiological density increases?
a)
a greater pressure will need to be placed on the land to produce enough food
b)
the population pyramid begins to gray
c)
everyone begins to emigrate from the region
d)
everyone begins to migrate to the nearest country
60.
What is the definition of doubling time?
a)
the number of years needed to double a population (assuming a constant rate of natural increase)
b)
the year a population declines by 1/2
c)
the year a population gets to 2 million
d)
the time needed to double the amount of agriculture
61.
The shape of a pyramid is primarily determined by what demographic rate?
a)
the number of people in different age groups in a country
b)
the crops in a region that are exported per year
c)
the number of farmers who generate food for a certain region
d)
the CDR over a course of 5 years
62.
What is the dependency ratio?
a)
the number of animals dependent on owners to care for them
b)
the number of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the number or people in their productive years
c)
the people who emigrate out of the country and rely on family back home to send money
d)
the number of jobs that are available in an urban society
63.
What age groups are categorized as "dependent"?
a)
70-80
b)
65+
c)
0-14
d)
0-14 & 65+
64.
What does the "graying" of a population refer to?
a)
the population is gradually becoming more dominated by older people
b)
the number of people who get gray hair in a year
c)
the number of grandparents in a region
d)
the number of people who live past the age of 85
65.
What is the sex ratio?
a)
the number or males born subtracted from the number of females in a region
b)
the number of males per 100 females in the population
c)
the number or females per 100 males in the population
d)
the number of children per the number of adults over the age of 18
66.
What types of countries/regions are likely to have more males than females? Why?
a)
Latin America ; women emigrate from this region in search of spouses
b)
Russia ; males emigrate from other countries in search of spouses
c)
Asian countries (especially China & India) ; male babies are favored over female babies, therefore resulting in females being aborted or illegally given away
d)
West Africa ; males have a higher job pay thus attracting men and driving away women
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