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Chapter 8 Immigration/Emigration

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To emigrate means to 
a)
leave a country
b)
enter a country
c)
seek safety in a country
d)
return to a country
2.
To immigrate means to 
a)
leave a country
b)
enter a country
c)
seek safety in a country
d)
return to a country
3.
The largest migration stream into the United States today comes from
a)
Mexico
b)
England
c)
Canada
d)
Cuba
4.
A refugee is a person that is
a)
looking for work in another country
b)
seeking safety from another country
c)
is vacationing from another country
d)
not from a foreign country
5.
A push factor
a)
encourages people to move to a place
b)
encourages people to stay in a place
c)
encourages people to leave a place
d)
encourages people to never go to a place
6.
A pull factor
a)
encourages people to move to a place
b)
encourages people to stay in a place
c)
encourages people to leave a place
d)
encourages people to never go to a place
7.
One example of an environmental push factor might be
a)
war
b)
poor job opportunities
c)
drought
d)
family
8.
One example of a political push factor might be
a)
war
b)
poor job opportunities
c)
drought
d)
family
9.
One example of an economic push factor might be
a)
war
b)
poor job opportunities
c)
drought
d)
family
10.
One example of pull factor might be
a)
war
b)
poor job opportunities
c)
drought
d)
family
11.

Moving somewhere to get an education to make a better living for yourself is part of what pull or push factor?

a)
family pull factor
b)

political push factor

c)
quality-of-life pull factor
d)
environmental push factor
12.

Seojin's family immigrated to the U.S. because her mother was offered a job at a university. They immigrated due to a...

a)
family pull factor
b)
economic pull factor
c)

political push factor

d)
environmental push factor
13.
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 Lunar New Year change American society?

a)
Encourage fear of differences among groups
b)
Make life in America the same from one place to another
c)
ensure different immigrant groups stay separate
d)
teach Americans about the cultures immigrants come from
15.
How do immigrants benefit the United States?
a)
They start new businesses.
b)
They pay taxes that help pay for public services.
c)
They help Americans learn more about other cultures.
d)
All of these
16.
Brain drain occurs when which people emigrate?
a)
young, unskilled workers
b)
school-age children
c)
retired senior citizens
d)
well-educated professionals or skilled workers
17.
True or False: All immigrants into the United States are unskilled laborers.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
People who seek safety by going to another country are called
a)
citizens
b)
permanent residents
c)
visitors
d)
refugees
19.
Unfair treatment of others because of who they are or what they believe is called
a)
bigotry
b)
genocide
c)
persecution
d)
prejudicism
20.
What are payments sent by immigrants back to their families in their home country called?
a)
donations
b)
remittances
c)
economic activity
d)
migration stream
21.
In 2002, which country lost more than twice as many people to the U.S. than any other country?
a)
China
b)
El Salvador
c)
India
d)
Mexico
22.
According to this map, which region received the most migration streams?
a)
U.S. & Canada
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Oceania
23.
According to this map, which region received the most immigrants?
a)
U.S. & Canada
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Oceania
24.
Which term best describes the "Lost Boys of Sudan"?
a)
refugees
b)
consumers
c)
persecutors
d)
skilled workers
25.
Why did the "Lost Boys of Sudan" leave Sudan?
a)
armed conflict
b)
famine
c)
poverty
d)
freedom
26.
When the "Lost Boys of Sudan" came to the U.S., which of these were new to them?
a)
electricity
b)
microwave ovens
c)
cold winters
d)
all of these
27.
Which term means a person who is forced to leave his or her home, but who does not cross an international border?
a)
internally displaced person
b)
refugee
c)
asylum seeker
d)
emigrant
28.
When a country gives shelter or protection from danger to a person who was forced to leave his or her home country it is called...
a)
immigration
b)
asylum
c)
internal displacement
d)
remittance
29.
What is the name of the international organization formed to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
Nations United
d)
League of Legends
30.
Which of these was a host country for the Lost Boys of Sudan?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Belgium
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Uganda
31.

Alejandro lives and works in the U.S. and sends money back to his family in Mexico. That money is called...

a)

remittances

b)

persecution

c)

brain drain

d)

emigrate

32.

A well-educated engineer leaves her home country to take a job in another country. This could be considered...

a)

persecution

b)

remittance

c)

brain drain

d)

asylum

33.

Someone flees their country because they know they'll be punished for practicing their religion. They're leaving due to...

a)

economic factors

b)

brain drain

c)

persecution

d)

environmental factors

34.

Mexican immigrants brought this holiday to the United States.

a)

St. Patrick's Day

b)

Eid al-Fitir

c)

Cinco de Mayo

d)

Lunar New Year

35.

Chinese and other southeast Asian immigrants brought this holiday to the United States.

a)

St. Patrick's Day

b)

Eid al-Fitir

c)

Cinco de Mayo

d)

Lunar New Year

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