Question 1

Interregional migration in the U.S.has increased in the early twenty-first century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The U.S.center of population has moved steadily to the

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A)   east.
B)   north.
C)   south.
D)   west.
E)   center.

Question 3

What source region dominated migration to the United States in the nineteenth century?

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A)   Latin America
B)   Asia
C)   Europe
D)   Africa
E)   North Africa and Southwest Asia

Question 4

The three major kinds of push factors are political,economic,and environmental.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Unrestricted immigration to the United States was first limited by

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A)   hemispheric quotas in 1975.
B)   the start of World War II.
C)   the Constitution.
D)   the National Origins Act of 1924.
E)   the Quota Act of 1921.

Question 6

Ravenstein found that most migrants generally travel

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A)   short distances within the same country.
B)   long distances to other countries.
C)   short distances to other countries.
D)   to rural areas for farming.
E)   from North America to Europe.

Question 7

Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?

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A)   religious persecution
B)   failed harvest
C)   flooding of a river
D)   opening of a new factory
E)   civil war

Question 8

Describe changes in the movement of the U.S.center of population and reasons for those changes.

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Question 9

The most important type of internal migration within the United States is from urban to suburban.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Brain drain is

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A)   the large-scale emigration of talented people.
B)   the process by which people are given reference for migration.
C)   people forced to migrate for political reasons.
D)   a cultural feature that hinders migration.
E)   a net decline in literacy.

Question 11

What source region dominated migration to the United States in the second part of the twentieth century?

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A)   Europe
B)   Latin America
C)   Asia
D)   Africa
E)   Asia and Latin America together

Question 12

European countries continue guest worker programs today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All other things being equal,the farther away a place is,the less likely it is a destination for migration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Migration is a

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A)   form of expansion diffusion.
B)   temporary move, but for longer than one day.
C)   form of contagious diffusion.
D)   permanent move to a new location.
E)   All of these choices are correct.

Question 15

Intraregional migration in the United States has slowed recently because of

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A)   lifestyle choices.
B)   the economic recession.
C)   a desire for detached houses with private yards.
D)   job growth in urban centers.
E)   a counterurbanization trend.

Question 16

Describe suburbanization in more developed countries.

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Question 17

The most common environmental push factor is too much or too little water.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

The leading cause for migration to the United States and Canada has been

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A)   freedom from religious persecution.
B)   avoiding harsh environmental conditions.
C)   forced migration.
D)   economic opportunity.
E)   fleeing dictatorial governments. D

Question 19

A fence guards the entire U.S.-Mexico border.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 20

When did the gender pattern of migrants to the United States switch from more men than women to more women than men?

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A)   the 1920s
B)   the 1950s
C)   the 1970s
D)   the 1990s
E)   the 2000s

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The U.S.center of population has moved steadily to the

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What source region dominated migration to the United States in the nineteenth century?

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The three major kinds of push factors are political,economic,and environmental.

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Unrestricted immigration to the United States was first limited by

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Ravenstein found that most migrants generally travel

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Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor?

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Describe changes in the movement of the U.S.center of population and reasons for those changes.

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European countries continue guest worker programs today.

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