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Social Studies

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We arrived first in the Caribbean.

a)

Africans

b)

Jamaicans

c)

Amerindians

d)

Chinese

2.

Name the 3 main continents from which the ethnic groups came to the Caribbean.

a)

Europe, America Asia

b)

Europe, Africa, Asia

c)

Europe, Antarctica, America

d)

Europe, Africa, Antarctica

3.

PUSH factors of migration is what causes you to leave your country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

PULL factors of migration are things that attract you to a new place

a)

True

b)

False

5.

PULL factors of migration are things that attract you to a new place

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Limited medical facilities is a PULL factor of migration

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A PUSH factor of migration is the availability of jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

An ethnic groups is _____________

a)

a black group of people.

b)

a white group of people.

c)

a group of people sharing common hair and skin.

d)

a group of people who share common ancestors and culture.

9.

A PUSH factor of migration is the availability of jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who is a migrant?

a)

A person who leaves where they are living to settle somewhere else.

b)

A person who visits a another country.

c)

A person with relatives in other countries.

d)

A person who is an indentured labourer.

11.

Select the reasons for which people migrate today.

a)

for better jobs

b)

for more fresh air

c)

for more educational opportunities

d)

for bigger houses

12.

If I leave Jamaica to live in another country, I am an___________.

a)

emigrant

b)

immigrant

13.

If Martha, who was born in Canada leaves her home to live in Jamaica, she is an___________.

a)

emigrant

b)

immigrant

14.

When people leave their place where they reside or live to settle somewhere else. This process is called_________________________.

a)

tourism

b)

movements

c)

migration

15.

The term 'indigenous' means:

a)

of Indian origin; born in India

b)

people inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.

c)

the people who were transplanted into the Caribbean due to forced migration

d)

the people who came as contract labourers after emancipation from slavery.

16.

What does migration mean?

a)

refers to the culture of a people

b)

refers to the religion of a people

c)

refers to the movement of a people

d)

refers to the politics of a people

17.

What does emigration mean?

a)

to move into a country

b)

to move out of a country

c)

to vote

d)

only refers to refugees

18.

What does immigration mean?

a)

to move out of a country

b)

to move into a country

c)

to vote

d)

applies only to refugees

19.

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

20.

Which if the following is a push factor?

a)

Natural Disasters

b)

Better economic opportunities

c)

to be with families and friends

d)

to live in a better environment

21.

Which if the following is a push factor?

a)

Natural Disasters

b)

Better economic opportunities

c)

to be with families and friends

d)

to live in a better environment

22.

Which of the following is a pull factor?

a)

natural disasters

b)

conflict or war

c)

a chance for a better education

d)

famine

23.

Which of the following refers to migration within a country?

a)

Internal migration

b)

Immigration

c)

International migration

d)

Rural to urban migration

24.

Which of the following are push factors?

a)

War

b)

No jobs

c)

Good education

d)

Natural disasters

25.

When people are forced to leave their homes due to famine, war or persecution?

a)

Economic migration

b)

Refugees

c)

Forced migration

d)

International migration