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Types of Migrations Human Geography

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The man in the image is engaging in

a)

Transhumance

b)

Sedentary agriculture

c)

A guest worker program

d)

Rural-to-urban migration

2.

People who are forced to leave their homes within a country

a)

Refugees

b)

Asylum seekers

c)

Internally displaced people

d)

Compulsive migrants

3.

Cheap housing is available in Texas, which may be considered a ______________ for migrants.

a)

Push factor

b)

Mitigating obstacle

c)

Pull factor

d)

Intervening obstacle

4.

These laborers in the Middle East are most likely

a)

Chain migrants

b)

Asylum seekers

c)

Guest workers

d)

Refugees

5.

The growth of Chinatowns in the United States was largely the result of

a)

Rural-to-urban migration

b)

Chain migration

c)

Guest worker programs

d)

Transhumance

6.

As a result of the Taliban victory in Afghanistan, the United States will likely see an increase in _____________________.

a)

Guest workers

b)

Asylum seekers

c)

Transnational migrants

d)

Internally displaced people

7.

According to Ravenstein's laws of migration, most migrants ______________________.

a)

Prefer to live in the countryside

b)

Migrate for political reasons

c)

Are female

d)

Move short distances

8.

The Irish Potato Famine was an example of a ______________.

a)

Physiological density

b)

Push factor

c)

Transhumance

d)

Disease epidemic

9.

Fear or hatred of foreigners

a)

Nationalism

b)

Xenophobia

c)

Malthusianism

d)

Anti-natalism

10.

Long distance migrants tend to migrate to ______________________.

a)

Major economic hubs

b)

Rural areas

c)

Less developed countries

d)

Places with political freedom

11.

Which type of migration is being shown here?

a)

International migration

b)

Interregional migration

c)

Intraregional migration

d)

Rural to Urban

12.

Based on the map on the last question, why did the population of the US shift to the South and West in between 1950-2010?

a)

a desire to live in more isolated communities

b)

shifting center of political power

c)

attending college

d)

jobs and a warmer climate

13.

What are potential effects of transnational migration on the migrants' countries of origin? (Choose two)

a)

brain drain in the country of origin

b)

economic boom in countries of origin due to remittances

c)

funding from countries of origin to help immigrants leave

d)

diffusion of cultural traits from the host countries to the countries of origin

14.

Which is an impact of open-border policies regarding migration within the European Union?

a)

greater cultural unity among migrants and local populations in Europe

b)

greater restrictions on travel within the European Union countries

c)

growing political tensions as immigration increases

d)

less environmental pollution as a result of stricter regulations

15.

What what the most common type of intraregional migration in the world during the 19th and 20th centuries?

a)

rural to urban

b)

urban to suburban

c)

urban to intraurban

d)

mountains to coasts

16.

Which population came to the United States in the 1850s largely to build the railroads?

a)

Irish

b)

French

c)

Chinese

d)

Filipinos

17.

What is the major draw for migration flow into Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia?

a)

jobs in construction and oil fields

b)

reunification with family members already living there

c)

students to attend school

d)

people with diseases to obtain medical care

18.

What were the effects of European migration on the Native American populations?

a)

they gained wealth from the Columbian Exchange

b)

many died from diseases

c)

the population increased because of improved medicines that allowed populations to grow

d)

it increased slowly with the introduction of new crops

19.

money sent to friends and families by immigrants to their home countries

a)

xenophobia

b)

brain drain

c)

remittance

d)

ethnic enclave

20.

vocab: strong dislike of people from another culture, sometimes leading to the passing of laws like the Chinese Exclusion act

a)

xenophobia

b)

transnational

c)

refugees

d)

asylum

21.

Which of the following would be considered to be a 'pull factor'?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which of the following would be considered 'push factors'?

a)
b)
c)
d)

None of the above

23.
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
24.
emigrate
a)
to move from a country
b)
to move to a country
c)
the constant flow of migrannts from one country into another country
d)
someone who seeks safety by going into another country
25.
refugee
a)
to move to a country
b)
to move from  a country
c)
something taht encourages people to leave a country behind
d)
someone who seeks safety by going to another country
26.
I moved to Arizona because I enjoy warm weather.  What type of pull factor is this?
a)
Economic
b)
Environmental
c)
Social
d)
Political
27.
"My government did not give me any freedoms, so I chose to leave and come to the United States of America."  This is an example of a.....
a)
Cultural push factor
b)
Political push factor
c)
Environmental push factor
d)
Social push factor
28.

A person living in Town A moves three times, as shown in the diagram, and settles in Town D. This is an example of

a)

Chain migration

b)

Step migration

c)

Distance decay

d)

Intervening obstacle

e)

Intervening opportunity

29.

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

a)

guest worker

b)

temporary laborer

c)

host laborer

d)

interim worker

e)

provisional laborer

30.

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.

31.

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

32.

Which of the following is NOT one of Ravenstein's migration laws?

a)

Most migration is rural to urban

b)

Migrants traveling long distances will likely settle in a big city

c)

People in rural areas are more migratory than city dwellers

d)

Most migration is step migration

e)

Most international migrants are young women

33.

Which type of diffusion is migration considered?

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

expansion diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

hierarchical diffusion

e)

contagious diffusion

34.

All of the following are examples of forced migration EXCEPT

a)

the Trail of Tears in the early 19th century

b)

the Atlantic slave trade

c)

the California gold rush in the mid-19th century

d)

the Irish Potato Famine from 1846 to 1850

e)

the Japanese interment camps during World War II

35.

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

36.

A person who flees quickly in order to stay alive but does not leave their country would be considered

a)

refugess

b)

asylum seeker

c)

internally displaced person

d)

internationally displaced person

e)

cultural migrant

37.

You are planning to move from your hometown to Nashville. Along the way, you stop in Auburn, Alabama to visit a relative and fall in love with the city! You decide to stay and make Auburn our new home. This is an example of

a)

intervening opportunity

b)

distance decay

c)

involuntary migration

d)

push-pull factors

e)

transhumance

38.

Which of the following is the primary reason people migrate.

a)

Economic opportunity

b)

Cultural oppression

c)

Overpopulation

d)

pollution

e)

Family

39.

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

a)

brain drain

b)

chain migration

c)

net migration

d)

internal migration

e)

counterurbanizationn

40.
What means you're moving within a country?
a)
immigrating
b)
emigrating
c)
internal migration
d)
international migration
41.
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 
42.

The Berlin Wall, the Great Wall of China, and DMZ would be considered

a)

intervening obstacle

b)

intervening opportunity

c)

step migration

d)

chain migration

e)

expansion diffusion

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