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Migration Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

International

b)

Migrant Stream

c)

Rural to Urban Migration

d)

Intranational

2.

Which of the following is true regarding emigration?

a)

Emigration results in an influx of talented people in underdeveloped countries.

b)

Emigration increase unemployment rates in underdeveloped countries.

c)

Emigration can speed up development in underdeveloped areas.

d)

Emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas.

e)

Emigration can increase cultural diversity.

3.

A refugee is defined as a person

a)

who willingly left his or her homeland for better opportunities in another country

b)

who illegally resides in a country other than his or her homeland

c)

who works outside of his or her home country

d)

who flees their home country due to war or persecution

e)

who was deported from a country back to his or her homeland

4.

An example of _______ is the migration of lawyers and architects to the United States after they have received years of government - financed schooling and training in India.

a)

brain drain

b)

chain migration

c)

chain drain

d)

net migration

e)

step migration

5.

Which of the following is the primary reason people migrate.

a)

Economic opportunity

b)

Cultural oppression

c)

Overpopulation

d)

pollution

e)

Family

6.

From an emigrant , war in his or her homeland is example of

a)

Economic Push

b)

Political Pull

c)

Cultural Push

d)

Environmental Push

e)

Demographic Pull

7.

The act of migrants sending money to family in their home country is termed

a)

alimony

b)

allowance

c)

subsidence

d)

remittance

e)

restitution

8.

What does Immigrate mean?

a)

to move into a country

b)

to move out of a country

c)

to move around a country

d)

to move into Texas

9.

What does Emigrate mean?

a)

To move out of a country

b)

to move into a country

c)

to move around a country

d)

to move to Texas

10.

Which of the following is NOT a push factor?

a)

famine

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

Poverty

d)

War

11.

Which is not a pull Factor?

a)

freedom

b)

good healthcare

c)

good schools

d)

persecution

12.

Payments sent by immigrants to their families back in the "home" country are called

(a)  

13.

What is Brain drain?

a)

the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries

b)

the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries

c)

the loss of good students who attend college in other countries

d)

the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries

14.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

a)

migration

b)

mobility

c)

immigration

d)

globalization

15.
Most migrants move for 
a)
economic reasons
b)
cultural reasons
c)
environmental reasons
d)
persecution reasons
16.
To enter and live in a new country
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Industrialization
17.
Leaving one's home to live in a new place
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Ruralization
18.

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

a)

Immigrant

b)

A runner

c)

Refugee

d)

An illegal alien

19.

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

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

City moving

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Push Factor?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Civil War

c)

Educational opportunity

d)

Persecution

21.

migrate means to:

a)

celebrate

b)

nominate

c)

captivate

d)

relocate

22.

Which of the following is most likely to immigrate?

a)

a person who loves their apartment

b)

a person looking for work in another country

c)

a person who has a lot of credit card debt

d)

a person who has just adopted a new pet

23.

emigrate means to:

a)

search haphazardly

b)

move seasonally

c)

leave one's country of residence for a new one

d)

cross a border

24.

Movement or migration inside of a country is called

a)

International migration

b)

Internal migration

c)

chain migration

d)

brain drain

25.

Migrations from one country to another is called

a)

Internal migration

b)

brain drain

c)

international migration

d)

refugee

26.

Somone choosing to leave based on their own free will is called a(n)

a)

voluntary migrant

b)

forced migrant

c)

refugee

d)

internally displaced person

27.

Factors that encourage migration or attract people

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

28.

Factors that are negative and cause people to leave an area

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

29.

Crops are dying due to a lack of rainfall/water.

a)

political factor

b)

environmental factor

c)

social factor

30.

How would you describe Human Migration?

a)

Movement of animals from one place to another.

b)

Movement of people from one place to another.

c)

People staying in the same country.

d)

I have no idea.

31.

What is a migrant?

a)

A person who is a native of another country.

b)

A person who travels by sea.

c)

A person who moves from one place to another for better work or living conditions.

32.

What is it called when people leave a country to become a permanent or semi-permanent resident in another country?

a)

Immigration

b)

Wandering

c)

Migrant

d)

Emigration

33.
Which of the following is an example of forced migration?
a)
Africans being taken from Africa to be sold into slavery
b)
A family moving to the US from Mexico in search of work
c)
Europeans establishing colonies in the New World
d)
People leaving Benin for better farming conditions 
34.

Movement from a farm to a city is ______ migration.

a)

Migrant Stream

b)

External Migration

c)

Rural to Urban migration

d)

Intercontinental

35.

When a farmer moves to another place for a period of time in response to labour or climate condition, this migration is called...

a)

Step migration

b)

Chain migration

c)

seasonal migration

36.

1. Cultures spread their knowledge and skills by

a)

Emigrants

b)

Cultural diffusion

c)

Demography

d)

Urbanization

37.

1. The number of people per square mile is the definition for the term _______________________.

a)

Growth

b)

Culture shock

c)

Population density

d)

Migration

38.

Two types of Internal Migration

a)

Urban to Rural and Rural to Rural

b)

Outside the Region

c)

Overseas

39.

International migration is likely to increase in the 21st century.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The reasons people migrate are called what?

a)

negative and positive factors

b)

refugee factors

c)

immigration and emigration factors

d)

push and pull factors