Question 1

Migration to the United States today can be considered

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A) rare. 
B) free. 
C) restricted. 
D) overwhelming. 
A) rare. 
B) free. 
C) restricted. 
D) overwhelming. C

Question 2

An area of slave trade that most people in the United States do not think about is _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Africans brought to the deep south in the United States from western Africa. 
B) Africans brought to the Caribbean from the Congo region. 
C) the general traffic of slaves in the Americas. 
D) slaves taken from east Africa to Arabia. 
A) Africans brought to the deep south in the United States from western Africa. 
B) Africans brought to the Caribbean from the Congo region. 
C) the general traffic of slaves in the Americas. 
D) slaves taken from east Africa to Arabia. D

Question 3

The graph of immigration over time to the United States shows

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A) almost as much immigration in 2010 as 1910. 
B) much immigration in the early 1900s when the U.S.did not restrict entry. 
C) low points in immigration during the depression and World War II. 
D) all of the above. 
A) almost as much immigration in 2010 as 1910. 
B) much immigration in the early 1900s when the U.S.did not restrict entry. 
C) low points in immigration during the depression and World War II. 
D) all of the above. D

Question 4

The best example of a 'center of absorption' for migrants would be

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A) a city. 
B) a river. 
C) a mountainside. 
D) a highway. 
A) a city. 
B) a river. 
C) a mountainside. 
D) a highway.

Question 5

Which is the best example of rural to urban migration within a country?

Accepted Answer

A) Farm workers in central Kansas moving to Wichita for factory jobs. 
B) African slaves brought to the Caribbean from what is now Nigeria. 
C) Portuguese males finding jobs in steel mills in Luxembourg. 
D) Bosnians accepted as refugees by Germany. 
A) Farm workers in central Kansas moving to Wichita for factory jobs. 
B) African slaves brought to the Caribbean from what is now Nigeria. 
C) Portuguese males finding jobs in steel mills in Luxembourg. 
D) Bosnians accepted as refugees by Germany.

Question 6

The factor mobility model is most dependent on the idea that

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A) people move when forced to move. 
B) people move to higher wage paying areas. 
C) people move to areas where cost of living is lower-thus saving money. 
D) people rarely move for financial reasons. 
A) people move when forced to move. 
B) people move to higher wage paying areas. 
C) people move to areas where cost of living is lower-thus saving money. 
D) people rarely move for financial reasons.

Question 7

The gravity model generally demonstrates that

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A) two cities that are far apart can have a lot of interaction. 
B) one city can have much activity within its own bounds. 
C) two large cities interact more than a large city with a small city. 
D) the largest cities have little interaction with other places. 
A) two cities that are far apart can have a lot of interaction. 
B) one city can have much activity within its own bounds. 
C) two large cities interact more than a large city with a small city. 
D) the largest cities have little interaction with other places.

Question 8

In 2010 Arizona became a center of

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A) a national debate on the benefits and costs of migration. 
B) most Mexican migrants who come to the United States. 
C) rural to urban movement of business commuters. 
D) all of the above. 
A) a national debate on the benefits and costs of migration. 
B) most Mexican migrants who come to the United States. 
C) rural to urban movement of business commuters. 
D) all of the above.

Question 9

Which is the best example of internal migration?

Accepted Answer

A) Migrants in poorer southwestern Spain traveling to Barcelona for work. 
B) Migrants from Mexico traveling to farms in Arizona to pick vegetables. 
C) Migrants from Turkey being recruited by Germany for factory work. 
D) Migrants from Asia settling in the Pannonian Basin about 700 A.D. 
A) Migrants in poorer southwestern Spain traveling to Barcelona for work. 
B) Migrants from Mexico traveling to farms in Arizona to pick vegetables. 
C) Migrants from Turkey being recruited by Germany for factory work. 
D) Migrants from Asia settling in the Pannonian Basin about 700 A.D.

Question 10

Refugee warehousing involves

Accepted Answer

A) large metal buildings filled with refugees on the U.S.border with Mexico. 
B) freeze drying fish for transport to market. 
C) long term housing of refugees without actual integration into the new country. 
D) direct planning on how to return refugees to their home country. 
A) large metal buildings filled with refugees on the U.S.border with Mexico. 
B) freeze drying fish for transport to market. 
C) long term housing of refugees without actual integration into the new country. 
D) direct planning on how to return refugees to their home country.

Question 11

Which of the following examples best exhibits refugee migration?

Accepted Answer

A) Romanians travelling to Dublin, Ireland for new jobs in the finance sector. 
B) Ohioans moving to Seattle to take jobs in construction. 
C) Chinese from small towns moving to big cities of Shanghai or Guangzhou. 
D) Southern Sudanese moving about escaping warfare and looking for food. 
A) Romanians travelling to Dublin, Ireland for new jobs in the finance sector. 
B) Ohioans moving to Seattle to take jobs in construction. 
C) Chinese from small towns moving to big cities of Shanghai or Guangzhou. 
D) Southern Sudanese moving about escaping warfare and looking for food.

Question 12

In the sidebar account of the woman forced into prostitution, her journey began in ______________ and ended in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Afghanistan;France 
B) Peru;Italy 
C) Moldova;Israel 
D) Colombia;United States 
A) Afghanistan;France 
B) Peru;Italy 
C) Moldova;Israel 
D) Colombia;United States

Question 13

When people of Irish ancestry first came to the United States

Accepted Answer

A) they found the best jobs, because they were among the earliest groups. 
B) they were often treated poorly because they were minority Catholics among Protestants. 
C) they tended to move westward faster than other groups. 
D) they were always model citizens as they recognized the sacrifices that come with migration. 
A) they found the best jobs, because they were among the earliest groups. 
B) they were often treated poorly because they were minority Catholics among Protestants. 
C) they tended to move westward faster than other groups. 
D) they were always model citizens as they recognized the sacrifices that come with migration.

Question 14

If there were less immigration into the United States, then over time

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A) the country would gain more area. 
B) the country would have more population. 
C) the country would gradually lose people to out-migration. 
D) the country would cease to exist over a long period of time. 
A) the country would gain more area. 
B) the country would have more population. 
C) the country would gradually lose people to out-migration. 
D) the country would cease to exist over a long period of time.

Question 15

The place in the Americas where child soldiering is most prevalent would be

Accepted Answer

A) Colombia. 
B) India. 
C) Sudan. 
D) Australia. 
A) Colombia. 
B) India. 
C) Sudan. 
D) Australia.

Question 16

The best example of when migrants change the structure of a population might be

Accepted Answer

A) when Serbs in Bosnia practiced ethnic cleansing which solidified culture groups. 
B) when Hungarians tend to stay in Hungary. 
C) when large numbers of Muslims move into Paris. 
D) when diplomats leave a country out of protest. 
A) when Serbs in Bosnia practiced ethnic cleansing which solidified culture groups. 
B) when Hungarians tend to stay in Hungary. 
C) when large numbers of Muslims move into Paris. 
D) when diplomats leave a country out of protest.

Question 17

The number of people evacuated from their traditional homes because of the reservoir made when the Three Gorges Dam was completed was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 250,000 
C) 1,000,000 
D) 10,000,000 
A) 50,000 
B) 250,000 
C) 1,000,000 
D) 10,000,000

Question 18

In the map and figures related to human trafficking we see that people are often moved internationally by what means?

Accepted Answer

A) automobile 
B) airplane 
C) cargo container 
D) large dirigibles 
A) automobile 
B) airplane 
C) cargo container 
D) large dirigibles

Question 19

When slaves were freed in the United States the subsequent movement of several million African Americans to northern cities could be considered

Accepted Answer

A) guestworker migration. 
B) mass migration. 
C) cyclical migration. 
D) primitive migration. 
A) guestworker migration. 
B) mass migration. 
C) cyclical migration. 
D) primitive migration.

Question 20

A remittance is

Accepted Answer

A) money earned by a migrant. 
B) money sent back home by a migrant. 
C) money used for health care by a migrant. 
D) money used for transportation by a migrant. 
A) money earned by a migrant. 
B) money sent back home by a migrant. 
C) money used for health care by a migrant. 
D) money used for transportation by a migrant.

Migration to the United States today can be considered

An area of slave trade that most people in the United States do not think about is _____________.

The graph of immigration over time to the United States shows

The best example of a 'center of absorption' for migrants would be

Which is the best example of rural to urban migration within a country?

The factor mobility model is most dependent on the idea that

The gravity model generally demonstrates that

In 2010 Arizona became a center of

Which is the best example of internal migration?

Refugee warehousing involves

Which of the following examples best exhibits refugee migration?

In the sidebar account of the woman forced into prostitution, her journey began in and ended in .

When people of Irish ancestry first came to the United States

If there were less immigration into the United States, then over time

The place in the Americas where child soldiering is most prevalent would be

The best example of when migrants change the structure of a population might be

The number of people evacuated from their traditional homes because of the reservoir made when the Three Gorges Dam was completed was __________.

In the map and figures related to human trafficking we see that people are often moved internationally by what means?

When slaves were freed in the United States the subsequent movement of several million African Americans to northern cities could be considered

A remittance is

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Migration to the United States today can be considered

An area of slave trade that most people in the United States do not think about is _____________.

The graph of immigration over time to the United States shows

The best example of a 'center of absorption' for migrants would be

Which is the best example of rural to urban migration within a country?

The factor mobility model is most dependent on the idea that

The gravity model generally demonstrates that

In 2010 Arizona became a center of

Which is the best example of internal migration?

Refugee warehousing involves

Which of the following examples best exhibits refugee migration?

In the sidebar account of the woman forced into prostitution, her journey began in ______________ and ended in ______________.

When people of Irish ancestry first came to the United States

If there were less immigration into the United States, then over time

The place in the Americas where child soldiering is most prevalent would be

The best example of when migrants change the structure of a population might be

The number of people evacuated from their traditional homes because of the reservoir made when the Three Gorges Dam was completed was __________.

In the map and figures related to human trafficking we see that people are often moved internationally by what means?

When slaves were freed in the United States the subsequent movement of several million African Americans to northern cities could be considered

A remittance is

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Geographies of Production and Consumption

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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In the sidebar account of the woman forced into prostitution, her journey began in and ended in .