Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Migration Mini Playlist Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brain drain is
a)
the large-scale emigration of talented people
b)
the process by which people are given reference for migration
c)
people forced to migrate for political reasons
d)
a cultural feature that hinders migration
2.

People who move from one place to another to live are called...

a)

Migrants

b)

Travellers

c)

Gypsies

3.

Which of the following are push factors? Choose more than one

a)

Political factors

b)

Wars

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Medical care

e)

Education

4.

Push factors include a shortage of jobs and poor living conditions

a)

True

b)

False

5.
What is the best example of Brain drain? 
a)
A Doctor from the USA goes on a year long trip with Doctors  without bordersto Africa 
b)
A Doctor from Haiti moves to the USA with her family 
c)
An Engineer from Nevada moves to New York City for a higher paying job 
d)
An elementary school teacher from Africa moves to Dubai for better pay. 
6.

What is the #1 reason for migration?

a)

Better Economic opportunity

b)

Escaping violence

c)

Reunion with family

d)

desire to expand business networks

7.

Which of the following BEST fits an example of chain migration?

a)

John moves from London to New York and moves in with his best friend

b)

Steve moves from California to Nevada and moves in with his girlfriend

c)

Laura moves from China to Chicago and lives with her sister

d)

Julie moves from China to New York and lives with four of her old high school friends

8.

In what way are refugees different from migrants?

a)

Refugees want a better life

b)

Refugees want beter jobs

c)

Refugees are escaping some sort of disaster

d)

Refugees are criminals

9.

In some countries a foreign person who is given temporary permission to live and work in a host country is known as a...

a)

Guest worker

b)

Temporary laborer

c)

Host laborer

d)

Interim worker

e)

Provisional Worker

10.
According to EG Ravenstein, which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Most migrants are young adults.
b)
Most migration is over very long distance
c)
Migration is most often for economic reasons.
d)
Migration occurs in steps.
11.
According to Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?
a)
older adults
b)
younger adults
c)
children
d)
families
12.

Which of the following are part of EG Ravenstein’s (The Bloke with the cloke) Laws of Migration?

a)

most migrants are male

b)

most migrants move short distances

c)

most long distance migrants move to large urban areas

d)

all of the above

13.
Which of the following is a pull factor?
a)
Insufficient Food Supply
b)
High Crime Rate in Native Country
c)
Higher Paying jobs in New Country
d)
High Crime Rate in New Country
14.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)
opening a new factory
15.
Ravenstein's Laws of Migration explain all BUT...
a)
WHO migrates
b)
WHERE people migrate to
c)
WHY people migrate
d)
WHEN people migrate
16.
Which is NOT a primary reason people migrate?
a)
Economic opportunity
b)
Cultural freedom
c)
Environmental conditions
d)
Wanting to explore a new place
17.

British demographer, E.G. Ravenstein, ____________

a)

proposed the laws of migration involving the use of pull and push factors.

b)

proposed the laws of diffusion involving the use of gravity model.

c)

proposed the laws of distribution involving the use of demographic transition models.

18.

The gravity model, based on Newton's universal law of gravitation, is a

a)

Geographic tool used to gauge the relationship between two cities, or urban centers.

b)

Geographic tool used to gauge the relationship between two cultural groups and their assimilation to their surroundings

c)

Geographic tool used to gauge the relationship between population density and agricultural density in a given area.

19.

Which of the following is an example of voluntary migration?

a)

movement of a people from one place to another within a country because of limited resources and job opportunities

b)

movement of people from rural areas to urban areas to be closer to friends and family

c)

moving livestock to higher elevations during warm summer months and to lower elevations during cold winter months.

d)

migrating out of a region because of natural disasters or civil unrests

20.

The tendency of a phenomenon to lessen as it moves farther away from its hearth (origin).

a)

contagious diffusion

b)

counterurbanization

c)

distance decay

d)

migration selectivity