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Example Question #2 : Major Historical Migrations
Which of these is not an example of a forced migration?
Aboriginals migrating into the interior of Australia following the arrival of Europeans
Refugees fleeing civil war in Syria seeking asylum in Turkey and Lebanon
Jewish people emigrating to Israel in the 1950s
Native Americans migrating west in the early nineteenth century
Religious dissidents emigrating to the Americas in the seventeenth century
Jewish people emigrating to Israel in the 1950s
All of these are examples of forced migration except the emigration of Jewish people from Europe to Israel in the 1950s. You could easily claim that Jewish people migrating away from Europe in the years before the end of World War Two were forced migrations, but in the 1950s most of the migration was voluntary. The desire to be part of a shared Jewish cultural identity in Israel was the primary driving force.
Example Question #3 : Major Historical Migrations
During the era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, the most common destination for enslaved Africans was __________.
The Dutch Caribbean
French colonies in North America
English colonies in North America
Dutch colonies in North America
Brazil
Brazil
As Americans, we tend to primarily associate the Atlantic Slave Trade with the arrival of enslaved Africans into English colonies in North America; however, this represented a relatively small proportion of the slave trade at the time. The plantations of Brazil, and to a slightly lesser extent, the Caribbean, were the most common destinations for slaves. By some estimates, more than ten million slaves arrived in Brazil during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.
Example Question #4 : Major Historical Migrations
In the century between the end of the Civil War and the Civil Rights’ Era (1865-1965) many African-Americans migrated __________.
South, in search of job opportunities and a better climate
West, in search of personal freedom and economic opportunity
North, to industrial centers like New York and Chicago
to Africa, in search of their ancestors' homelands
to the Caribbean, in search of personal freedom and a sense of belonging
North, to industrial centers like New York and Chicago
During the Reconstruction era of American history and up to the Civil Rights’ Era many African-Americans migrated North, to industrial centers like New York and Chicago. They were seeking personal liberty and economic opportunity. Much of the urban ethnic makeup of contemporary America is because of this pattern of migration.
Example Question #1 : Major Historical Migrations
The declining influence of American industry, particularly in the “Rust Belt” area, caused many Americans to migrate __________ during the second half of the twentieth century.
north to Canada
south and west
across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe
east
south and east
south and west
For many years, industrial centers in the midwest like Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland were home to booming economies and burgeoning populations; however, as American industry began to decline as a global force in the second half of the twentieth century, there were far fewer jobs available. This led many Americans to migrate south and west in search of greater economic opportunity and better weather. The region they left behind became known as the “Rust Belt” to reflect how the heavy machinery was going to rust due to disuse.
Example Question #2 : Major Historical Migrations
The “Cotton Belt” region of the United States has recently been rebranded as the __________ to reflect the migration of many Americans from the North to the South in search of better weather and new job opportunities.
Gold Belt
Bible Belt
Sun Belt
Barbecue Belt
Silver Belt
Sun Belt
The term “Cotton Belt” is how the South in the United States was often referred to, reflecting the region's centuries long dependence on cotton plantations for much of its wealth; however, in recent years, many Americans have been migrating from the Northeast and the Midwest to the South in search of better weather and new job opportunities. This has caused geographers to rebrand the region as the “Sun Belt.” It stretches across most of the Deep South and includes Texas and California.
Example Question #2 : Major Historical Migrations
Over the course of the twentieth century, the origin of most of the immigrants arriving in the United States has shifted from __________ to __________.
Europe . . . Latin America
Asia . . . Africa
Latin America . . . Europe
Asia . . . Latin America
Europe . . . Africa
Europe . . . Latin America
During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Europe accounted for by far the largest proportion of immigrants arriving in the United States; however, over the course of the twentieth century, this trend changed dramatically. Now, the majority of immigrants to the United States come from Latin America. A significant number also arrive from South and East Asia, particularly from India, China, and Korea.
Example Question #11 : Ap Human Geography
The Dust Bowl migration of the Great Depression era is an example of a(n) __________.
Chain migration
Emigration
Forced migration
Eco-migration
Voluntary migration
Eco-migration
The Dust Bowl migration of the Great Depression has been immortalized in American culture though pieces of literature like John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (1939). The movement began because the extremely harsh and arid climate of the 1930s, combined with the loss of jobs caused by the Great Depression, meant that many farmers in America’s Great Plains and Midwest states were no longer able to sustain themselves. They migrated, with their families, en masse to the west coast. Because this migration was caused by an environmental disaster it is known as an “eco-migration.”
Example Question #12 : Ap Human Geography
In general, the direction of most forced and voluntary contemporary migration is __________.
from Europe and South Asia to North America
from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to North America and Europe
from South America to Europe
from North America to Europe and Southeast Asia
from South America to North America and from Europe to Oceania
from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to North America and Europe
In general, the majority of contemporary human migration is from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to North America and Europe. The general pattern is north and west.
Example Question #11 : Population & Migration
The use of convict labor was instrumental in the early history of which of the following colonies?
Australia
Brazil
Canada
South Africa
The United States
Australia
The former British colony of Australia has an interesting and somewhat unique early history compared to other British colonies. After the abolition of slave labor in the British Empire, the British began to send convicted criminals to Australia in a forced resettlement. Conditions were harsh for the convicts and their lives often shared many similarities with the lives of slaves. It is worth noting that when the Europeans arrived in Australia they did not find a deserted continent devoid of human life. There, as most everywhere else, they encountered native people (in Australia usually called Aboriginals) and violently suppressed them.
Example Question #18 : Ap Human Geography
The Donation Land Claim Act encouraged a massive migration to __________ in the mid nineteenth century.
New England and the mid-Atlantic
the Louisiana Territory
the Oregon Territory
Florida and the Deep South
Texas and the Oklahoma Territory
the Oregon Territory
The Donation Land Claim Act was passed to encourage Americans to migrate westward to the Oregon Territory in the North-West of America. The act promised a sizeable grant of free land to anyone who made the endeavor and intended to reside there permanently. This sort of law was passed often in the early years of the American republic in order to encourage the westward expansion of the young nation. In the Oregon Territory it was of particular importance for the American government to encourage settlement because control over the area was disputed by the British government. If enough Americans lived there it would seem to be “natural” American territory.
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