Question 1

Given the patterns of relocation diffusion and monetary exchanges possible today, we can deduce that flows of people can move in and out of the United States more easily than flows of money can.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Examine patterns of global economic shifts, such as recessions, and discuss how these may affect global and regional migrant flows. Provide three or four specific, historical examples of these shifting patterns, and consider both push and pull factors in your answer.

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Global economic shifts, such as recessio...

Question 3

Countries with slow population growth but strong economies commonly experience out-migration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Many Argentinians who fled the country in the 1970s, when the country was ruled by a military regime, returned to the country after democratic elections were held in 1983. We might categorize this as an example of

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A)   an economic migration factor changing to an environmental migration factor.
B)   net migration changing to gross migration.
C)   forced migration changing to voluntary migration.
D)   a pull factor changing to a push factor.
E)   a push factor changing to a pull factor.

Question 5

Most European guest workers come from which parts of Europe?

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A)   north and central
B)   north and west
C)   central and west
D)   south and west
E)   south and east

Question 6

An analysis of the chapter's map(s)  of refugees suggests that

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A)   most of the world's refugees end up in the United States or the United Kingdom.
B)   neighboring countries tend to absorb most refugees from war-torn areas.
C)   there are seldom more than 100,000 refugees at any one time.
D)   neighboring countries almost never accept refugees from war-torn areas.
E)   the United States generally accepts fewer refugees than any other country.

Question 7

You might propose a(n)  ________ program for your country if you wanted to hire a large number of manual laborers from neighboring countries to build a large dam or canal, with the understanding that they would not be granted any other privileges or legal status in your country, after the project is finished.

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A)   guest worker
B)   unauthorized worker
C)   unauthorized hiring
D)   engineering obstacle
E)   chain migration

Question 8

Migration from rural to urban areas is called counterurbanization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Given your knowledge of historical changes in U.S. quota laws, what changes would you recommend to reform the quota system that exists today? Why? In other words, what special consideration might you give certain populations, countries, or areas of the world in formulating immigration policy? You may develop any hypothesis or perspective that you wish, but you should refer to specific examples or data in the textbook to support your reasoning.

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As a student of history and immigration ...

Question 10

Most migrants to the United States during the peak of the late nineteenth century came from which parts of Europe?

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A)   central
B)   south and east
C)   east and west
D)   north and west
E)   north and east

Question 11

Describe the similarities and differences between unauthorized immigrants to the United States and guest workers in Europe.

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Unauthorized immigrants to the United St...

Question 12

Imagine that your Caribbean island of 10,000 people is a colony of the United Kingdom. A volcano erupts, forcing 8,000 people to flee their homes and making three-fourths of the island uninhabitable. The remaining part of the island has few resources and can only support 2,000 people. What should be done about the other 8,000 people? Explain your "disaster response" plan in the short term (the first few weeks) and in the long term: where and how should they live afterward? How might U.K. attitudes toward immigrants affect your plan?

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In the short term, the immediate focus s...

Question 13

Judge which of the following is the strongest example of a state government attempting to limit migration.

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A)   requiring police to stop cars that are driven by people who may be immigrants
B)   requiring police to ask for citizenship documents after they have arrested someone
C)   requiring immigrants to pay higher college tuition
D)   allowing politicians to make anti-immigrant statements to the news media
E)   allowing thousands of people to march either to support or oppose reforms to immigration legislation

Question 14

Refugees have engaged in forced migration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the three migration factors has been the most important pull factor for immigration to the United States?

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Question 16

U.S. quota laws from the 1920s until the 1960s had the effect of

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A)   virtually ending immigration.
B)   indirectly causing two world wars.
C)   dramatically increasing immigration from around the world.
D)   ensuring the majority of migrants continued to be from Europe.
E)   increasing the possibility of migration from regions previously prohibited.

Question 17

Compare and assess the data provided on this chapter's map(s) of refugees, and judge which Latin American countries seem to show more evidence of forced migration. What other factors might also be at work, other than forced migration?

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The data provided on the chapter's map(s...

Question 18

Most migration occurs because of a combination of push and pull factors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mexico's immigration policy

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A)   is complicated because Mexico favors migration to the U.S. but opposes migration from its south.
B)   is opposed to Mexicans migrating to the U.S. because they otherwise would contribute to the economy at home.
C)   welcomes migrants from other countries.
D)   is flexible for most countries of origin but does not generally allow immigration from the United States.
E)   attempts to prevent any money from leaving the country.

Question 20

Counterurbanization is

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A)   moving from an urban core to suburban areas.
B)   due to expanding suburbs.
C)   migration to rural areas and small towns from central cities or suburbs.
D)   the trend of the elderly retiring to communities in southern states such as Arizona or Florida.
E)   the decline of the inner-city infrastructure.

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