Ch. 3 Migration – Key Issue #1 - QUIZ
1. In the majority of societies, the most mobile segment of the population is:
a. retirees
b. teenagers
c. the middle aged
d. young adults
e. women
2. Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
a. economic
b. environmental
c. cultural
d. circulation
e. religious
3. According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees, the two largest groups of international refugees are:
a. Vietnamese and Indonesian
b. Palestinian and Afghan
c. Sudanese and Columbian
d. Mexican and Columbian
e. Ethiopian and Somolian
4. According to the U.S. Committee for Refugees, the two largest groups of internal refugees are in:
a. Vietnam and Indonesia
b. Palestine and Afghanistan
c. Sudan and Columbia
d. Congo and Uganda
e. Ethiopia and Somalia
5. The most important pull factor for migrants to North America is:
a. economic
b. environmental
c. forced
d. political
e. geomagnetic
6. Which factor usually induces voluntary migration?
a. economic
b. environmental
c. international
d. political
e. regional conflicts
7. People are forced to migrate primarily because of what factors?
a. economic
b. environmental
c. international
d. cultural
e. mobility
8. Which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is most likely to migrate?
a. Married, twenty-five years old
b. Single, twenty-five years old
c. Married, fifty years old
d. Single, fifty years old
e. Married, sixty-five years old
9. In the early twenty-first century, the largest number of refugees is located on which of the following continents?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. Europe
d. North America
e. South America
TRUE or FALSE: In the blank clearly mark T or F for each statement. For one extra credit point per question, rewrite the FALSE statements making them into true statements.
10. Climate, clean air, crime rates, proximity to family or friends, and quality of schools are economic factors relating to the origins and destinations of migratory flow.
11. 90% of all Americans choose to migrate at some point in their lives.
12. Rising housing costs, traffic gridlock, rising crime rates, high taxes, and declining quality of schools are examples of migration pull factors.
13. Push and Pull factors of migration are relative to every individual, and are subject to various perceptions of place characteristics.
14. Age and level of education are the two primary factors in determining migration selectivity.
15. India, and most recently Africa are good examples of regions that have been hurt by migration selectivity.