WorksheetsVocab for Population/Migration Unit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions
a)
adaptation
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
desertification
d)
refugees
2.
an adjective that describes anyone from an indigenous group anywhere in the world
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
adaptation
c)
refugees
d)
aboriginal
3.
process of changing the environment
a)
refugees
b)
modification
c)
adaptation
d)
assimilation
4.
A motivating cause that attracts people to migrate into another region or country.
a)
multiculturalism
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
push factors
d)
pull factors
5.
exhibiting a variety of types
a)
migration
b)
diversity
c)
indigenous
d)
nationalism
6.
the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society
a)
ethnic conflict
b)
nationalism
c)
multiculturalism
d)
supranational organization
7.
movement from one region to another
a)
migration
b)
multiculturalism
c)
ethnicity
d)
adaptation
8.
groups that are native to a particular region
a)
desertification
b)
adaptation
c)
indigenous
d)
transportation corridor
9.
the study of human population in terms of numbers, especially birth rates, death rates, ethnic composition, age and gender distributions
a)
nationalism
b)
supranational organization
c)
desertification
d)
demography
10.
the process of spreading cultural traits from one region to another
a)
supranational organization
b)
diversity
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
demography
11.
an interchange of plants, animals, disease, people, and culture between the Western and Eastern hemispheres following the voyages of Columbus
a)
nationalism
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
outback
d)
transportation corridor
12.
a group that shares common cultural traits, such as language
a)
diversity
b)
nationalism
c)
ethnicity
d)
assimilation
13.
an extreme devotion to a country characterized by a lack of questioning of state authority
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
pull factors
c)
nationalism
d)
demography
14.
adopting new cultural practices, generally from a dominate culture group
a)
assimilation
b)
adaptation
c)
desertification
d)
push factors
15.
a collection of multiple states that make up a larger group that goes beyond national boundaries
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
supranational organization
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
nationalism
16.
an area of land that includes lines of transportation, like railroads, highways, canals
a)
demography
b)
transportation corridor
c)
cultural diffusion
d)
ethnicity
17.
process where fertile land turns into desert, usually caused by overgrazing
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
refugees
d)
desertification
18.
migrant people who flee their homelands to escape disaster, persecution, or war
a)
desertification
b)
refugees
c)
assimilation
d)
outback
19.
A conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups. The source of the conflict may be political, social, economic or religious, the individuals in conflict must expressly fight for their ethnic group's position within society.
a)
ethnic conflict
b)
pull factors
c)
push factors
d)
adaptation
20.
Factor(s) that motivates people to migrate away from their country or region of residence.
a)
pull factors
b)
push factors
c)
diversity
d)
demography
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