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Chapter 3: Migration

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1) Geographers

a) examine the various types of migration and question why migrants choose to leave a particular place and why they go to another.b) examine the barrier governments erect to slow human migration.c) question why government policies shift and how policies affect migration flows.d) employ geographic concepts such as scale in their analysis of human migration.e) all of the above

2) This map (Fig. 3.4) suggests

a) That migrants from Florida seek work in California.b) That New York City is a major destination for migrants from Texas.c) Minnesota receive migrants from North and South Carolina.d) Three major migration corridors from southern states.e) None of the above.

3) This graph (Fig. 3.7)

a) shows that about 500 Haitians were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1989.

b) indicates that Haitians never migratec) illustrates how the principle of distance decay changes over time.d) illustrates a period of forced migration out of Haiti between 1990 and

1994.e) has been used as propaganda bythe Haitian government to stop migration.

4) This pair of maps (Fig. 3.9)

a) is an example of migration induced by environmental conditions.b) shows the number of schools in New Orleans before and after Hurricane

Katrina.c) shows where Hurricane Katrina destroyed levees in New Orleans.d) indicates that the density of children living in New Orleans increased after

Hurricane Katrina.e) indicates that the total number of children under the age of 18 in New Orleans

increased after Hurricane Katrina.

5) On this map (Fig. 3.11) which labeled migration flow reflects the thousands of “indentured” workers transported by the British?

a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4e) 5

6) This map (Fig. 3.12)

a) shows that sub-Saharan counties are developing very quickly.b) shows that thousands of sub-Saharan Africans are migrating to Europe

and Asia.c) indicates that commodities are being produced for domestic use.d) indicates that port cities are poorer that inland cities.e) indicates that port cities serve as islands of economic development with larger undeveloped regions.

7) This photograph (Fig. 3.17) a) illustrates the demand for fresh water in central Africa.b) documents the Hutu refugee stream out of a refugee camp in eastern

Zaire, heading home to Rwanda in November 1996.c) documents the flow of rural farmers to industrial jobs in port cities.d) documents Haitians fleeing volcanic eruption in 2010.e) shows how human migration destroys the physical landscape.

8) This map (Fig. 3.18) a) shows that most refugees are from Asia.b) shows that there are few refugees from the United States.c) shows that there are more refugees from Russia than from China.d) shows that there are between 25,001 to 100,000 refugees from Mali.e) show that there are over 800,000 refugees from both Iraq and Afghanistan.

9) Since September 11, 2001, U.S. government immigration policies

a) have incorporated security concerns.b) have cracked down on asylum-seekersc) have had an impact on legal immigration.d) have encountered opposition from people and

organizations who believe the policies promote terrorism.e) all of the above