Deck 8: Internal Migration

Question 1

What is meant by the concept of migration efficiency? How do demographers measure this phenomenon? What are some of the general characteristics of an area that is characterized by positive migration efficiency?

Answer 1

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Question 2

In a short paragraph describe the process of internal migration. Include in your answer the different types of internal migration as well as the various measures of internal migration.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Of all the factors associated with human migration, which one is the most important in deciding whether or not a person becomes a migrant?

A) Health
B) Homeownership
C) Age
D) Employment Opportunities
E) Education

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Describe recent (in the past several decades) domestic migration trends in the United States and in China. Show how the trends are similar and show how the trends are different.

Question 5

What is a migration stream?

A) the migration of persons back to their area of origin at some time after their initial out-migration.
B) a body of migrants departing from a common area of origin and arriving at a common area of destination during a specified time interval.
C) a migration stream smaller in size that goes in the opposite direction of a migration stream during the same specified time interval.
D) the revolving door of migration that is only seen in areas with poor boarder security.
E) the phenomenon that occurs when the best and brightest of an area migrate to another area, leaving a lack of resources in their area of origin.

Question 6

In China who is classified as a "floating migrant"?

A) A person who obtains official documentation and permission from the Chinese government to move from one location to another.
B) A person who is looking for permanent work while doing temporary work and has work permits for the area or region where he or she working and living.
C) A person who moves into an area for work each day and then returns home at the end of the day.
D) A person who does not obtain official documentation and permission from the Chinese government to move from one location to another but engages in the move anyway.
E) A person who is both homeless and out of work in China.

Question 7

Which one of the following statements is correct about a residential change involving local movement?

A) It is a change of residence that does not involve crossing a county boundary.
B) It is a change of residence that involves crossing a county boundary.
C) It is a long-distance change of residence that involves crossing a county boundary.
D) It is a long-distance change of residence that involves crossing a state boundary.
E) It is either a long-distance or short-distance change of residence that involves crossing a county boundary.

Question 8

Migration is "inefficient" for an area when ____.

A) there are more men than women who migrate into the area.
B) the migrants put a drain on the social services of the area.
C) the age of the migrants is above the average age of the resident population of the area.
D) the number of employment opportunities drops below the national average.
E) the number of people migrating into the area is the same as the number migrating out of the area.

Question 9

What is the difference between a mover and a migrant?

A) Everyone who changes their residence is a migrant.
B) In the process of residential change, a mover moves between states while a migrant moves between nations.
C) A mover changes residences within a county while a migrant changes residences and crosses a political boundary in doing so.
D) A migrant changes residences according to the seasons (e.g., the Winter, the Summer, etc.) while a migrant's residential change is not based on the seasons.
E) In the process of residential change, a migrant moves from one town to another town while a mover stays in the same town.

Question 10

Within the context of persons changing their residences, distinguish between a mover and a migrant. Show how they are different and similar. Give hypothetical examples of each.

Question 11

Our Population and Society textbook discusses in Chapter 8 the migration patterns in the United States and the patterns in China. Using your knowledge of migration and migration theory write a paragraph describing the migration patterns in both of these countries. Are the theories of migration discussed in our textbook (in Chapter 2) helpful in understanding these patterns? Why or why not?

Question 12

Which countries impose serious restrictions on the internal movement of their people?

A) the United States and China
B) China and Spain
C) South Korea and North Korea
D) North Korea and Spain
E) China and North Korea

Question 13

The Great Migration in the U.S. refers to what?

A) When America began to settle the West.
B) When blacks moved out of the South after the Civil War.
C) When Native Americans were moved off their native lands to reservations.
D) When Ellis Island was opened in the harbor of New York City.
E) When Angel Island was opened in the San Francisco Bay.