Migration and Immigration 6th grade

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

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.

Which of the following is not a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?

• A. family

• B. schools

• C. freedom

• D. drought

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.

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.

Which is the best definition of a brain drain?

• A. the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries

• B. the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries

• C. the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries

• D. the loss of good students who attend college in other countries

What are payments sent by immigrants to family members in their home country called?

• A. consumption

• B. economic activity

• C. migration streams

• D. remittances

Which of these statements about immigrant to the United States in 2016 is best supported by the table below?

• China had a larger brain drain to the U.S. than any other country.

• Mexico lost more than 150,000 people to the United States.

• More political refugees came to the U.S. from Colombia than from any other country.

• More newcomers from India later returned to their homeland than immigrants from any other country.

What is one result of a college graduate immigrating from country X to country Y?

• A. the spread and mixing of cultures in country Y

• B. a brain drain in country Y

• C. a brain gain in country X

• D. the loss of cultural diffusion in country X

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. Africa