01
True or false
1 point
True or false: A holiday is migration simply because a person temporarily stays somewhere other than their usual residence.
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1 Migration: Concepts and Patterns Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
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1 point
Which example is internal migration within the United States?
- A
A person moves from California to Nevada.
- B
A person moves from the United States to Canada.
- C
A person moves from Canada to the United States.
- D
A person moves from Mexico to the United States.
03
Written response
1 point
What term describes movement out of a place? Enter the term.
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Movement from an origin to a destination over a period of time is a .
05
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1 point
A person moves a short distance to a nearby neighborhood across a county boundary. Which geographic scale best describes this move?
- A
Local
- B
Regional
- C
Long-distance
- D
International
06
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1 point
Which statements correctly describe migration classifications? Select all that apply.
- A
A migration can be both international and seasonal.
- B
Scale describes the reach of movement, not its cause.
- C
Seasonal and circular migration cannot describe the same movement.
- D
Every long-distance move crosses an international border.
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: A migration may be considered voluntary even when the person's choices are constrained by circumstances.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
The measure that counts arrivals and departures separately is called .
09
Written response
1 point
A region receives 12,000 arrivals and has 9,000 departures during a period. What is its net migration in people? Enter a signed whole-number count.
10
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1 point
A person moves from a village to a small town and later to a major city. Which spatial pattern describes this sequence of moves?
- A
Chain migration
- B
Step migration
- C
Return migration
- D
Circular migration
11
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1 point
Which statements correctly distinguish refugees and internally displaced people? Select all that apply.
- A
An internally displaced person has been forced to leave home but has not crossed an internationally recognized border.
- B
A refugee has crossed an international border and meets a specific protection definition.
- C
Anyone who crosses an international border to migrate is automatically a refugee.
- D
An internally displaced person must have crossed an international border.
12
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1 point
A person moves from a rural area to a city. Which spatial pattern describes the direction of this move?
- A
Urban-to-rural
- B
Rural-to-urban
- C
Urban-to-urban
- D
Rural-to-rural
13
Open ended
1 point
A person moves from a village to a small town and later to a large city, with every move occurring within the same country. Identify the spatial pattern and classify the migration by the national boundary crossed. Briefly explain both answers.
14
Choose one
1 point
A person leaves their usual home in one town and establishes residence in another. Which concept best describes this change?
- A
Migration
- B
Short-term travel
- C
Circular migration
- D
Return migration
15
True or false
1 point
The same move can be described as emigration from the place a person leaves and immigration to the place they enter.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
A person moves from one state to another within the United States. How is this move classified by the national boundary crossed?
- A
International migration, because a state boundary was crossed
- B
Internal migration, because the move stayed within one country
- C
Return migration, because the person changed states
- D
Circular migration, because the move crossed a boundary
17
Choose one
1 point
A person moves first from a village to a small town and later from that town to a major city. Which spatial pattern best describes this sequence?
- A
Chain migration
- B
Return migration
- C
Step migration
- D
Urban-to-urban migration
18
Written response
1 point
What term describes migration that recurs at particular times of year, often in response to employment or climate conditions?
19
Choose one
1 point
Earlier migrants settle in a destination, and family or community connections help others follow them there. Which pattern does this illustrate?
- A
Circular migration, because people repeat a move between places
- B
Chain migration, because connections help people follow earlier migrants
- C
Return migration, because people go back to a previous home
- D
Step migration, because people move through a sequence of places
20
Written response
1 point
During one year, 12,000 people arrive in a region and 9,000 leave. What is the region's signed net migration for that year? Enter a positive value for a net gain and a negative value for a net loss.
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