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Chapter 8 Migration

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
2.
The movement of people from one place to another is called 
a)
Migration
b)
Immigration
c)
Emigration
d)
Movement
3.
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
4.
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
5.
What means you're moving within a country?
a)
immigrating
b)
emigrating
c)
internal migration
d)
international migration
6.
What describes people who are entering a country to live?
a)
internal migration
b)
push factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
7.
What describes people who are leaving the country where they live?
a)
international migration
b)
pull factor
c)
immigrating
d)
emigrating
8.
A force that draws people to MOVE TO a place is a 
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
9.
A force that drives people to LEAVE a place is called a
a)
Push Factor
b)
Pull Factor
10.

Which of these are pull factors

a)

religious freedom

b)

better health system

c)

natural disaster

d)

prejudices

11.

Which of these are push factors

a)

persecution

b)

better job opportunities

c)

armed conflicts

d)

political freedom

12.
What is positive net migration?
a)
when there are more people immigrating than emigrating
b)
when there are more people emigrating than immigrating
13.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to join my family in America.
a)
push
b)
pull
14.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The War in Syria has made our family decide to leave and move to Europe.
a)
push
b)
pull
15.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The potato famine occurred in my country. Many people have died and we must leave.
a)
pull
b)
push
16.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
There is not enough food in my country.  Many people are dying of starvation.
a)
push
b)
pull
17.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
I want to have religious freedom to practice my religion.
a)
push
b)
pull
18.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
There are many opportunities in America.
a)
pull
b)
push
19.
Choose whether it's a push or pull factor:
The governments is targeting my people and persecuting many of them.
a)
push
b)
pull
20.
Which of the following is NOT a barrier to migration?
a)
Physical Barrier
b)
Financial Barrier
c)
Cultural Barrier
d)
All are correct
21.
The ancestors of most Pacific island peoples probably first came from:
a)
The Moon
b)
South America
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Australia
22.
Unique form of pottery used only in the Pacific and used to show patterns of migration.
a)
Rosetta stone
b)
Lapita
c)
Tapa
d)
Sand stone