Student Name: Fortner, Crystal

Course Name: World Hist 2

Lesson Name: Economics of Migration

Question 1
Question ID: 23124560-9ac3-487d-8237-6fef2e23f2dc
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Objective: Examine the impact of remittances on migrant workers home nations
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Which of the following statements about remittances sent by migrant workers is true?
A. Remittances are monetary payments sent from the workers home country to
the host country.
B. Remittances provide income to the home country.
C. Remittances are illegal in the United States.
D. Remittances provide capital resources for workers families living in the host
country.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 2
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Which of the following statements about migrant farm workers in the United States is false?
A. 75% of migrant farm workers in the US were born in Mexico.
B. 7th grade is the average highest grade completed by migrant farm workers in

the US.
C. 53% of migrant farm workers in the US are not legally authorized to work.
D. 81% of migrant farm workers in the United States speak Chinese as their
primary language.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 3
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Which of the following statements about migrant workers in the United Kingdom is false?
A. There are over two million foreign-born workers in the United Kingdom.
B. Migrant workers are a strain on the UK's economy and support few other
jobs or industries.
C. Migrant workers contribute taxes and pay into the national insurance.
D. Migrant workers contribute $87 billion to the UK's economy and over $195
million to the UK's GDP.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 4
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Objective: Examine the impact of remittances on migrant workers home nations
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Larger countries receive more money in remittances than smaller countries.

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Question 5
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Objective: Examine the impact of remittances on migrant workers home nations
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Which of the following statements about remittances is false?

A. Remittances are monies sent from a worker's host country to his or her home
country.
B. Remittances create purchasing power in the home country.
C. Remittances are often important to developing economies.
D. Remittances are funds transferred from a worker's home country to his or her
host country.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 6
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Objective: Identify recent patterns of human migration for economic purposes
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An immigrant is distinct from an emigrant. Immigrants can best be described as people who are
__________.
A. temporarily leaving a country
B. permanently leaving an old home country
C. arriving to a new home country
D. departing a country for economic reasons
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 7
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Objective: Examine the impact of remittances on migrant workers home nations
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Which of the following statements about factors that encourage migration to the United States is
false?
A. Some immigrants remain permanently in the US after finding a job.
B. Many immigrants work temporarily and send money to their families in their
home countries.
C. Many immigrants come to the United States because jobs are not available in
their home countries.
D. Immigrants working in the United States are paid with the currency of their
home countries.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
B
C
D

Question 8
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Objective: Understand the impact of migrant workers on the economies of their country of
employment
Objective: Analyze the socioeconomic consequences of migration
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Islands, small nations, unstable nations, and impoverished countries are least likely to be affected
by the brain drain phenomenon.

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Question 9
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Objective: Identify recent patterns of human migration for economic purposes
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Which of the following best defines the term migrant worker?

A. a person who migrates among different jobs throughout the year

B. a person who sends earnings from a job back to another country

C. a person who works in a country in which he or she does not hold citizenship
D. a person who works on a temporary basis during harvest season
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D

Question 10
Question ID: fd5d8a69-681e-4e3b-bc53-2af316436b93
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Objective: Examine the impact of remittances on migrant workers home nations
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Migrant workers who fill employment needs in their host country often send remittances to their
home countries.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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