Question 1

The vast majority of legal agricultural workers in Canada are

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian. 
B)  unemployed Americans. 
C)  Mexicans. 
D)  European student guest workers.

Question 2

One recent refugee crisis in Southwest Asia took place in 1991,when,in the aftermath of the Gulf War,the __________ population of northern Iraq was forced to leave their villages and flee across the Turkish and Iranian borders.

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian 
B)  Kurdish 
C)  Indian 
D)  Jewish

Question 3

All of the following stimulated migration: Hurricane Katrina,the eruption of Sourfriere Hills Volcano,and the Irish famine of the 1840's.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Zanzibar in East Africa was a slave trading location sending African slaves into the Islamic culture region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

European global exploration was a consequence of European colonization and the need for geographical information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States during the late twentieth century,internal migration streams were moving people from

Accepted Answer

A)  west to east and south to north. 
B)  west to east and north to south. 
C)  east to west and south to north. 
D)  east to west and north to south.

Question 7

Which of the identified types of movement creates your activity space?

Accepted Answer

A)  periodic 
B)  migratory 
C)  cyclic 
D)  emigration

Question 8

Commuters in Washington,DC may travel up to _____ miles each way to work daily.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  100

Question 9

What percentage of Haiti's GNP comes from remittances sent by Haitians living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  3.6 
C)  10 
D)  15

Question 10

Major concentrations of Chinese immigrants are found in all of the following places except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Java. 
B)  southern Malaysia. 
C)  East Timor. 
D)  southern Vietnam.

Question 11

Which US states experienced net outmigration during the 1990s & net immigration from 2000-2004?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana, Alabama, Pennsylvania 
B)  Texas, Florida, Maine 
C)  Wyoming, Maryland, Maine 
D)  Wyoming, Illinois, Maryland

Question 12

Today,an estimated ___________ illegal immigrants live in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 
B)  1,000,000 
C)  10,000,000 
D)  75,000,000

Question 13

In 1997,the only country in the western hemisphere that had a serious refugee problem was

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil. 
B)  Colombia. 
C)  Jamaica. 
D)  Haiti.

Question 14

All of the following are examples of periodic movements except

Accepted Answer

A)  going to college. 
B)  transhumance. 
C)  commuting to work. 
D)  migrant workers.

Question 15

Transhumance involves the permanent movement of populations across major mountain range boundaries (e.g.the Andes between Chile and Argentina).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Since September 2001,there has been a greater concern about immigration control to

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal immigrations impact on unemployment rates. 
B)  the spread of infectious diseases. 
C)  interrupt drug trafficking. 
D)  prevent terrorism.

Question 17

European migration to colonies reached its peak during this period:

Accepted Answer

A)  1700-1800. 
B)  1800-1835. 
C)  1835-1935. 
D)  post World War II.

Question 18

Define cyclic movement and periodic movement. Give examples (perhaps,from your own experience)of each. Describe your own activity space.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define cyclic movement and periodic movement. Give...

Question 19

Of the 10,000 inhabitants of the Caribbean island Montserrat,7,000 have left the island and the remaining 3,000 have moved to the north coast of the island because of

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricanes. 
B)  the collapse of the banana economy. 
C)  volcanic eruptions. 
D)  civil war.

Question 20

Chain migration occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  The migrant uses technology to find a job in a new place. 
B)  The migrant chooses a destination & communicates with other to tell family and friends at home about the new place. 
C)  The migrant travels with large numbers of other migrants. 
D)  The migrant follows a travel path established by family members.

Exam 3: Migration

The vast majority of legal agricultural workers in Canada are

One recent refugee crisis in Southwest Asia took place in 1991,when,in the aftermath of the Gulf War,the __________ population of northern Iraq was forced to leave their villages and flee across the Turkish and Iranian borders.

All of the following stimulated migration: Hurricane Katrina,the eruption of Sourfriere Hills Volcano,and the Irish famine of the 1840's.

Zanzibar in East Africa was a slave trading location sending African slaves into the Islamic culture region.

European global exploration was a consequence of European colonization and the need for geographical information.

In the United States during the late twentieth century,internal migration streams were moving people from

Which of the identified types of movement creates your activity space?

Commuters in Washington,DC may travel up to _____ miles each way to work daily.

What percentage of Haiti's GNP comes from remittances sent by Haitians living in the United States?

Major concentrations of Chinese immigrants are found in all of the following places except:

Which US states experienced net outmigration during the 1990s & net immigration from 2000-2004?

Today,an estimated ___________ illegal immigrants live in the United States.

In 1997,the only country in the western hemisphere that had a serious refugee problem was

All of the following are examples of periodic movements except

Transhumance involves the permanent movement of populations across major mountain range boundaries (e.g.the Andes between Chile and Argentina).

Since September 2001,there has been a greater concern about immigration control to

European migration to colonies reached its peak during this period:

Define cyclic movement and periodic movement. Give examples (perhaps,from your own experience)of each. Describe your own activity space.

Of the 10,000 inhabitants of the Caribbean island Montserrat,7,000 have left the island and the remaining 3,000 have moved to the north coast of the island because of

Chain migration occurs when: