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Ch 8 Migration to the United States

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to this map (Page 120), which nation attracted the largest number of immigrants?
a)
The US
b)
Brazil
c)
Australia
d)
China
2.
Which of the following nations attracted the fewest number of immigrants?
a)
Brazil
b)
Mongolia
c)
Sudan
d)
Saudi Arabia
3.
Which nations attracted between 100,000 and 999,999 immigrants each?
a)
Argentina and South Africa
b)
Canada and Australia
c)
India and Russia
d)
Libya and Sudan
4.
Which list contains the names of nations that each attracted fewer than two million immigrants?
a)
 Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Libya, Sudan, South Africa, Mongolia, and China
b)
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Saudi Arabia
c)
Australia, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and France
d)
the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, India, and Australia
5.

These are Chinese refugees fleeing their government oppression. What is the most important push factor that drove these people to leave their homeland?

a)
economic push factor
b)
environmental push factor
c)
family push factor
d)
political push factor
6.
What evidence in this photograph suggests how desperate these people are to leave?
a)
their boat does not have a proper sail
b)
they have very few possessions
c)
their boat does not appear seaworthy
d)
all of the above
7.
People who seek safety by going to another country are called
a)
citizens
b)
refugees
c)
permanent residents
d)
visitors
8.
Which statement is true?
a)
People are most likely to flee a government that treats its citizens fairly.
b)
All people who suffer at the hands of a harsh government become political refugees.
c)
 People may become political refugees when their government rules through fear.
d)
all of the above
9.
This woman is enrolled in a medical technology program at a U.S. university. Which factor most likely played a role in bringing her to the U.S?
a)
family pull factor
b)
educational pull factor
c)
environmental push factor
d)
political push factor
10.
Suppose this woman now lives with an aunt who immigrated to the United States many years before. What most likely helped her make that decision?
a)
political push factor
b)
economic push factor
c)
family pull factor
d)
education pull factor
11.
Which statement is true
a)
All students who come to the United States for college must leave after earning their degrees.
b)

All of the students who come to the United States for college decide to stay and become citizens.

c)
No students who come to the United States for college choose to stay and become citizens.
d)
Many who come to the United States for college later decide to make it their permanent home.
12.
After this student graduates, she can expect to make a good living. Which factor reflects this reason for coming to the United States?
a)
quality of life pull factor
b)
economic push factor
c)
family pull factors 
d)
environmental push factors
13.
Many American cities hold parades to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Which immigrants brought the St. Patrick's Day celebration to the United States?
a)
Chinese
b)
Germans
c)
Irish
d)
Mexicans
14.
How do celebrations like the one in this photo change American society?
a)
They encourage Americans to fear the differences among various groups.
b)
 They make life in America the same from one place to another.
c)
They ensure that different immigrant groups stay separate from one another.
d)
They teach Americans about the cultures immigrants come from.
15.
How do immigrants benefit the United States?
a)
They work at many different kinds of jobs that help keep the economy going.
b)
They pay taxes that help pay for public services.
c)
They help Americans learn more about other cultures.
d)
all of the above
16.
Why do some native-born Americans resent immigrants?
a)
They fear that immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans.
b)
They believe that immigrants do not use enough public services.
c)
They worry that immigrants pay too many taxes
d)
They are afraid that immigrants will not share their culture with Americans.
17.
This statue shows a family getting ready to emigrate from Ireland to the United States.
a)
to show the dangers of emigrating
b)
to be proud of those who stayed behind
c)
to remember family members who moved far away
d)
to campaign for immigration reform
18.
When this woman got a job in America, she may have sent money back to her family in Ireland. These payments are called
a)
reparations
b)
remittances
c)
redemption
d)
restitution
19.
How might the remittances this woman sends back to Ireland help her family?
a)
They might pay for care for her elderly parents.
b)
They might help her siblings immigrate to America.
c)
They might help pay for repairs to her brother's home.
d)
all of the above
20.
Brain drain occurs when which people emigrate?
a)
young, unskilled workers
b)
school-age children
c)
retired senior citizens
d)
well-educated professionals
21.

To Exit a country is called:

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

22.

To move INTO a country is called:

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

23.

The constant flow of migrants from one country into another country is called

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

migration stream

24.

Something that encourages people to leave a place behind

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

migration stream

25.

Something that encourages people to move to a place

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

migration stream

26.

Which of these statements about immigration to the United States in 2016 is best supported by the table?

a)

China had a larger brain drain to the U.S. than any other country.

b)

Mexico lost more than 150,000 people to the United States.

c)

More political refugees came to the U.S. from Colombia than from any other country.

d)

More newcomers from India later returned to their homeland than immigrants from any other country.

27.

What are the top three countries with brain drain to the United States?

a)

India, Canada, China

b)

India, China, France

c)

Canada, Mexico, Germany

d)

Italy, Brazil, Canada

28.

What push factors are shown on the chart?

a)

Political and Economic

b)

Family and Quality of life

c)

Political and Quality of life

d)

Military and Environment

29.

Based on the Chart, where do most immigrants to the US emigrate from?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

30.

Based on the chart, What pull factors draw people to the US?

a)

Economic (High wages) and political (lack of war)

b)

Family (parents there) and Quality of life (political freedoms)

c)

People like to move to other countries

d)

There are no pull factors shown on the map

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