AP Human Geography : Types of Migration

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Types Of Migration

Which geographer's work, Laws of Migration, includes a theory highlighting the inverse relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination?

Possible Answers:

Al Idrisi

Faustini

Ritter

Kant

Ravenstein

Correct answer:

Ravenstein

Explanation:

First published in 1885, Ernst Ravenstein's Laws of Migration includes a theory highlighting the inverse relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination.  Ravenstein's work still forms the basis of modern human migration theory.

Example Question #1 : Migration

Over a series of generations a family from an isolated farm in Maharashtra State in India migrates first to a nearby village, then to a regional town, and finally to Mumbai. This is most accurately known as a __________.

Possible Answers:

periodic migration

step migration

forced migration

voluntary migration

chain migration

Correct answer:

step migration

Explanation:

This type of gradual migration, from farm to village to town to big city, is known as a “step migration” because it happens in a series of steps. It is a common way by which rural families arrive in an urban setting.

Example Question #1 : Migration

Which of the following statements concerning migration is false?

Possible Answers:

Migrants tend to not relocate again after reaching their end destination

Migrants often settle in regions where friends or relatives have previously migrated

Rural migrants often move to small communities before they move to larger ones

Migration takes place in stages as opposed to one step

Migrants rarely return to their original source location

Correct answer:

Migrants tend to not relocate again after reaching their end destination

Explanation:

Migrants do tend to relocate after they have reached their desired destination. It is also common for migrants to return to their original location. All of the other statements are true.

Example Question #1 : Types Of Migration

Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

Possible Answers:

Bonnie moves from Canada to Mexico.

Jaymes moves from South Africa to Egypt.

Johnny takes a temporary trip to Israel.

Mikey moves from New York to New Hampshire.

Due to a natural disaster, Dana is forced to relocate from Indonesia to Wales.

Correct answer:

Mikey moves from New York to New Hampshire.

Explanation:

Internal migration involves movement within a nation-state (e.g., the United States). Mikey's movement from New York to New Hampshire is a good example of internal migration.

Example Question #1 : Types Of Migration

The ability to move from one place/region to another is called __________.

Possible Answers:

relocation

mobility

communication

migration

travel

Correct answer:

mobility

Explanation:

"Mobility" is the ability of something or someone to move from one place or region to another. "Migration" refers specifically to groups of people or animals moving from one region or country to another. "Travel" is voluntary movement from one region to another.

Example Question #2 : Types Of Migration

Which of the following are different types of diffusion?

Possible Answers:
  1. Formal
  2. Uniform
  3. Functional
  4. Nodal
  5. Perceptual
  6. Vernacular
  1. Hearth
  2. Relocation
  3. Expansion
  4. Hierarchical
  5. Contagious
  6. Stimulus
  1. Thematic
  2. Statistical
  3. Cartogram
  4. Dot
  5. Choropleth
  6. Isoline
  1. Dispersed
  2. Scattered
  3. Clustered
  4. Agglomerated
  1. Absolute
  2. Relative
  3. Site
  4. Situation
  5. Place name
Correct answer:
  1. Hearth
  2. Relocation
  3. Expansion
  4. Hierarchical
  5. Contagious
  6. Stimulus
Explanation:

Hearth, relocation, expansion, hierarchical, contagious, and stimulus are all different types of diffusion.

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