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1. Why do most undocumented residents have no difficulty finding jobs in the United States?

They don't have to go through documentation that might get in the way of them obtaining a job.

Some employees like to hire immigrants who do not have visas that permit them to work in the United States,... Some employees like to hire immigrants who do not have visas that permit them to work in the United States, because they can pay lower wages and do not have to provide health care, retirement plans, and other benefits.

They are usually illiterate so there are more jobs for them.

They wouldn't know about which jobs they should take so they would take any.

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This s a trivia quiz on refugees and immigrants. With the change in political and economic condition, people are trying to seek different ways in which they can... see moresecure a future in a more stable country sometimes for them or their dependents. What do you know about some of the ways and laws protecting these moves? Take the test to find out! see less

2. What are refugees?

People who make a permanent move to a new location

People who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their... People who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion

People who make a permanent movement from one country to another

Individuals who are uprooted within the boundaries of their own country because of conflict or human rights abuse

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3. Ravenstein theorized that males were more likely to migrate long-distances, but now women are starting to migrate more. What does this show?

Men are becoming inferior to women due to increased equality in education.

Technological advances has created more jobs that only women can do.

Women's role in society is changing from just marrying and taking care of children to having their own jobs in... Women's role in society is changing from just marrying and taking care of children to having their own jobs in order to earn money.

There is a change from rural to urban living so there are more job positions for women.

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4. What is a modern intervening obstacle created by the government and politics?

Hostile features such as mountains and deserts

Bodies of water such as oceans and seas

Lack of knowledge, illiteracy

A migrant needs a passport to legally emigrate from a country and a visa to legally immigrate to a new... A migrant needs a passport to legally emigrate from a country and a visa to legally immigrate to a new country.

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5. Which is an example of a pull factor?

Polluted air and congestion

Isolation from employment, shopping, and entertainment oppurtunities

More available jobs and demand for additional services and facilities

A quarter-century-long civil war between rebel armies and government forces

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6. Why would international and interregional migration happen in Stage 2 countries?

Rural areas are shrinking in Stage 2.

Technological changes cause Stage 2 and also its migration pattern. Improvements in agricultural practices reduce the number of people needed... Technological changes cause Stage 2 and also its migration pattern. Improvements in agricultural practices reduce the number of people needed in rural areas, while jobs in factories attract migrants to the cities in another region of the same country or in another country.

The cities would become overpopulated, and with the advances in transportation, people will choose to live in suburbs instead of... The cities would become overpopulated, and with the advances in transportation, people will choose to live in suburbs instead of cities.

The increase in natural increase rate will cause the migration rate to increase too.

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7. Why are young adults more likely to migrate long-distances than children and elderly?

Children are too small to migrate efficiently.

The elderly usually are too attached to their homes.

Young adults are seeking work, which is an economic reason.

Young adults are more adventurous.

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8. Emigration to immigration is like...

Exiting to entering

Flying to driving

Globalization to isolation

Economic to cultural

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9. One example of a push factors that comes with living on a floodplain is...

The risk of flooding

Lack of water for agricultural uses

Lack of transportation

The risk of criminal activities

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10. Why are Western Europeans ambivalent toward immigration?

Because immigration might bring unwanted people such as terrorists into their countries

Because immigration is bad for the native people due to jobs being taken by the new immigrants

On one hand, immigrants perform jobs that local residents in wealthier countries don't want, but on the other hand, Europeans... On one hand, immigrants perform jobs that local residents in wealthier countries don't want, but on the other hand, Europeans want secure borders, and fear the loss of language, religion, and other cultural traditions.

Because the immigrants take jobs that are unwanted

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11. What are migrants?

People who make a permanent movement within one region

People who make a permanent movement from one country to another

People who make a permanent movement within the same country

People who make a permanent move to a new location

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12. What is mobility?

A more general term covering all types of movements from one place to another

Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis

Permanent movement from one location to anywhere

Voluntary movement for economic improvements

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13. Why are geographers interested in why people migrate, even though migration occurs much less frequently than other forms of mobility?

Because it produces profound changes for individuals and entire cultures

Because migration is more official compared to other forms of mobility

Because migration can be more accurately recorded

Because people care more about migration

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14. Why do both push and pull factors typically play a role in migration?

Because you can't have push factors without pull factors

People view their current place of residence so negatively that they might feel pushed away, and they view another place... People view their current place of residence so negatively that they might feel pushed away, and they view another place so attractively that they feel pulled toward it

Migration requires both push and pull factor because without both it's not migration

Most people have economic reasons for migration; therefore, they need both economic push and pull factors for them to migrate

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15. Why is a society in stage 1 of the demographic transition unlikely to migrate permanently to a new location according to migration transition?

Due to its lack of development, as shown by the high birth and death rates, migration would be difficult, but... Due to its lack of development, as shown by the high birth and death rates, migration would be difficult, but there is a high daily or seasonal mobility in search of food.

With less people, there is less migration.

Stage 1 means the people will be illiterate; thus, unable to obtain a passport to migrate.

There is a low natural increase rate so there should be a lower migration rate.

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16. The difference between voluntary migration and forced migration is...

One is done by volunteers, but one is forced by the government

One is chosen, but one is compelled

One is by people looking to help others, but one is by people who have to

One is because of lack of basic needs, but one is because of the lack of people

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17. One third of all elderly people who migrate from one U.S. state to another select...

Arizona

California

Florida

Tennessee

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18. Ravenstein's "laws" can be organized into three groups...

How they move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics

The reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and their characteristics

The reasons why migrants move, the distance they typically move, and what they bring

The reasons why migrants move, where they go, and their characteristics

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19. Who identified the migration transition?

Lesya Kolosova

E. G. Ravenstein

John Steinbeck

Wilbur Zelinsky

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20. The flow of immigrants varies throughout the year because of...

Natural disasters

War refugees

Epidemics

Seasonal farm work

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Why do most undocumented residents have no difficulty finding jobs in...

What are refugees?

Ravenstein theorized that males were more likely to migrate...

What is a modern intervening obstacle created by the government and...

Which is an example of a pull factor?

Why would international and interregional migration happen in Stage 2...

Why are young adults more likely to migrate long-distances than...

Emigration to immigration is like...

One example of a push factors that comes with living on a...

Why are Western Europeans ambivalent toward immigration?

What are migrants?

What is mobility?

Why are geographers interested in why people migrate, even though...

Why do both push and pull factors typically play a role in...

Why is a society in stage 1 of the demographic transition unlikely to...

The difference between voluntary migration and forced migration is...

One third of all elderly people who migrate from one U.S. state to...

Ravenstein's "laws" can be organized into three...

Who identified the migration transition?

The flow of immigrants varies throughout the year because of...