AP Human Geography Migration

Which areas of the world generally have net "out" migrations?

• Asia and North America
• Africa and Europe
• Africa and Asia
• Latin America and Europe

According to Ravenstein which of the following is NOT true?

• Most migrants are young adults.
• Most migration is over very long distance
• Migration is most often for economic reasons.
• Migration occurs in steps.

The wave of immigrants around 1900 to 1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?

• Southern and Eastern Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Latin America

The most common intraregional migration in the U.S. from urban to suburban occurred during 1970-1980. 

• True
• False

Net-In migration will be the greatest source of population increase in the following country(countries).

• Africa and South Asia
• Asia and Latin America
• Anglo America
• South America

Which US quota laws were aimed at making sure most immigrants were from Europe?

• Immigration Act of 1965
• 1978 Global Quotas
• Immigration Act of 1990
• Quota Act of 1921 and National Origin Act of 1924

Since the 1980s most US In-Migration has come from

• Europe
• East Asia
• Latin America
• South Asia

Most migrants move for 

• economic reasons
• cultural reasons
• environmental reasons
• persecution reasons

Getting up, driving to school, attending school, driving home only to do this all over again is called?

• inter-regional migration
• interstate migration
• chain migration
• circulation migration

Population in the US originally moved west but has more recently begun to move where?

• been stationary
• moved north
• moved south
• moved back east