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Population and Migration

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the regular and repeated way in which something happens or is done
a)
pattern
b)
process
c)
impact
d)
routes
2.
A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home (especially parental home), country, region, organization, or religion.
a)
environmental
b)
distribution
c)
pull factor
d)
push factor
3.
the way that something is divided or spread out
a)
routes
b)
distribution
c)
environmental
d)
push factor
4.
movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. The movement is typically over long distances and from one country to another
a)
pull factor
b)
push factor
c)
distribution
d)
migration
5.
the act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. 
a)
emigration
b)
migration
c)
immigration
d)
routes
6.
the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile.
a)
sparse population
b)
dense population
c)
carrying capacity
d)
distribution
7.
thinly scattered or distributed
a)
carrying capacity
b)
immigration
c)
dense population
d)
sparse population
8.

An example of a push factor is...

a)

A new job

b)

A better school

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Better health care

9.

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

City moving

10.

Which of the following are Push Factors? (Check all that apply)

a)

War & Conflict

b)

Available jobs

c)

Lack of Jobs

d)

Peace & Security

11.

Population density is usually higher in places

a)

along the coast or near water

b)

in the high latitudes

c)

in the desert

d)

in the mountain ranges

12.

Study of population patterns and change

a)

census

b)

demographics

c)

migration

d)

death rate

13.

the pattern or spread of people in a given area

a)

census

b)

death rate

c)

population distribution

d)

demographics

14.

Which is not a pull factor?

a)

Good schools

b)

Job opportunities

c)

Peace

d)

Crime

15.

Why would an area be sparsely populated?

a)

lack of natural resources

b)

land is covered with ice

c)

land cannot be developed

d)

all of the above

16.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

17.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

18.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

19.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

20.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

21.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

22.

What type of settlement is this?

a)

Isolated

b)

Nucleated

c)

Linear

d)

Dispersed

23.

If a person moves from Canada to Mexico, what type of migration is this considered?

a)

International

b)

Migrant Stream

c)

Intranational

d)

Rural to Urban Migration

24.

If you moved to China from the US permanently, what would you be considered to the United States?

a)

An immigrant of the U.S

b)

An emigrant of the U.S

25.

When a person moves to a new home within the same state, country or continent, this migration is called ..

a)

Internal migration

b)

External migration

26.

From the statements below, select which statement shows voluntary migration

a)

When Adolf Hitler ruled Germany, many Jewish refugees moved to Britain.

b)

Syrians are moving to Canada and Australia due to the ongoing war in their country

c)

Many Indians are moving to Canada for better job opportunities

d)

Dalai Lama and his retinue fled Tibet with the help of the CIA's Special Activities Division, crossing into India on 30 March 1959.

27.
___________ is when people are made to move because of war, persecution, or other types of negative circumstances. 
a)
Voluntary migration
b)
Forced migration
c)
Reluctant migration