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Immigration WebQuest
Part I) Start the WebQuest by clicking on the link “Most Common Country of Origin for Immigrants in Each of the 50 States” to answer the next questions:
1) What is the most common country of origin for legal immigrants in MOST U.S. states?
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2) What is the SECOND most common country of origin for legal immigrants in MOST U.S. states?
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3) The most common country of origin for legal immigrants in Massachusetts: ______
4) Name FOUR states with more than 4 million immigrants living there: ______
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5) What is the approximate percentage of immigrants that make up the total state population of Massachusetts: ______
Part II) For the next questions, use the link “List of Countries By Immigrant Population”
6) This is a list of countries by immigrant population. According to this source, why is this different from a list of the “foreign born” population?
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7) Even though this is Wikipedia, why might this be a RELIABLE source? Where does this information come from?
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8) The country with the most total immigrants is:______
9) The percentage of total immigrants in the world living in the United States in 2013: ______
10) The country with the next highest percentage of total immigrants in the world after the United States (in 2013) is: ______ and the country’s percentage of total immigrants in the world:______
11) Based on the number of immigrants living in the U.S. and the percentage of them that make up the world population, calculate how many immigrants there are in the world (in 2013): ______
12) Not including Vatican City, American Samoa, and the Caribbean Netherlands, what are the top three countries in terms of immigrants as a percentage of national population:
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13) Based on the answers to question #10, what do those three countries have in common? (Hint: Think about where they are located)
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14) Which country has the lowest number of immigrants as a percentage of its national population? Does this answer surprise you in any way? Explain your answer.
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15) Scroll down until you can see the 2005 report. How many immigrants were living in the United States in 2005? ______
16) Now look at the number of immigrants living in the United States in 2013. How many immigrants came to the United States in the 8 years between 2005 and 2013? ______