Migration
Which term best describes people from other countries who enter the United States to start new lives?
A. consumers
B. visitors
C. immigrants
D. jobseekers
C. immigrants
What do the holidays St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Chinese New Year have in common?
A. They started in the United States.
B. They came to the United States with immigrants.
C. They mark important events in U.S. history.
D. They are celebrated only by immigrants in the United States.
B. They came to the United States with immigrants.
Where did the majority of people in the third great wave of immigration to the United States come from?
A. Australia
B. Latin America and Asia
C. Eastern Europe
D. Texas
B. Latin America and Asia
What is the difference in Immigration and Emigration, explain!
Immigration is to come into a country, Emigration is to Exit a country.
All of the following are major push factors that cause people to leave their home countries except
A. hunger.
B. poverty.
C. violent conflict.
D. economic opportunity.
D. economic opportunity.
Which is the best definition of a brain drain?
A. the loss of good students who attend college in other countries
B. the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries
C. the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries
D. the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries
B. the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries
What are the top three countries with brain drain to the United States?
Name one for points, name all three for DOUBLE points!
India, Canada, and China
What is something else immigrants typically bring with them to their new countries?
A. Food
B. Language
C. Culture
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?
A. family
B. drought
C. schools
D. freedom
B. drought
What are payments sent by immigrants to family members in their home country called?
A. consumption
B. economic activity
C. migration streams
D. remittances
D. remittances
How do emigrants’ homelands sometimes benefit from brain drain?
Emigrants send remittances to their families at home. This can be a big part of the economy in some countries. Also, some emigrants eventually return home, bringing with them the skills and experiences they gained abroad.
Which of the following holidays in the United States is NOT a result of the spreading of cultures?
A. Chinese New Year
B. Independence Day
C. Cinco De Mayo
D. St. Patricks Day
B. Independence Day
Immigrants most help to build the U.S. economy by
A. using public services.
B. serving in the military.
C. starting new businesses.
D. learning to speak English.
C. starting new businesses.
What is one result of a college graduate immigrating from country X to country Y?
A. a brain drain in a country Y
B. a brain gain in country X
C. the spread and mixing of cultures in country Y
D. the loss of cultural diffusion in country X
C. the spread and mixing of cultures in country Y
Sometimes, U.S. citizens are concerned about new immigrants taking jobs. What is one reason U.S. citizens should not be concerned?
The jobs immigrants fill are not the ones natural citizens are eager to fill.
What is diffusion?
The spreading of cultures.