Migration in Human Geography Quiz

Question 1During one year, 1850 people arrive to settle in a district and 1420 leave it. Find net migration in people, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Enter a number in people.

Answers within 0.5 people of the expected value are accepted.

Question 2An illustrative region has population 50000, 1700 arrivals and 1100 departures during a year. Find net migration per 1000 people, rounded to two decimals.

Enter a number in per 1000 people.

Answers within 0.005 per 1000 people of the expected value are accepted.

Question 3A worker travels to another town daily and returns to the same home each evening. How should the movement be classified?

Residential migration because a town boundary was crossedPermanent settlement at the workplace after repeated tripsInternational migration whenever the trip is longCommuting rather than a change in usual residence

Question 4Someone relocates to another region within the same country. Which description fits the scale of this move?

A tourist visit defined by the distance from the originA change of citizenship required by moving between regionsInternational migration because the destination is unfamiliarInternal migration across a domestic administrative boundary

Question 5A household wants to leave declining local employment but lacks funds for the trip. What does this show about push and pull explanations?

Future destination wages finance the cost of moving in advanceA move that needs financing in addition to a reason to leaveAn unfavorable origin removes the need for transport resourcesA household that remains must prefer its present opportunities

Question 6An unsafe home area leaves a family with little meaningful choice about staying. What matters in classifying the move?

The constraints and threats shaping the feasible alternativesThe distance traveled as the complete measure of compulsionThe destination’s wage level proving an unrestricted choiceThe number of suitcases defining the family’s legal status

Question 7Two places gain equal numbers of residents, but the arrivals differ in age and household composition. What follows for service planning?

Household composition becomes irrelevant after arrivalThe population total fixes the demand for each serviceDifferent service needs despite matching population gainsEqual net gains require identical school enrollment changes

Question 8Border crossings are used to estimate new residents. Which check is needed before interpreting the total?

The busiest entry point representing movements through every routeA standardized record format proves that coverage is adequateThe scope of the records and the population they actually coverThe total crossings equal to the number of distinct settlers

Question 9A dry period damages livelihoods, but households respond differently. What should a migration explanation include?

A direct conversion of rainfall loss into a fixed number of migrantsThe interaction of environmental pressure with social conditionsA lack of environmental influence whenever a household staysAn identical response required by exposure to the same weather

Question 10Rents and inward movement rise together in a town. What evidence would strengthen a claim about the housing mechanism?

The sequence of changes in demand and housing supplyThe migrants’ shared label replacing a study of housing capacityThe simultaneous rise taken to settle the direction of causationThe larger trend line assigned responsibility for the smaller one

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