Which option provides the best assessment of how environmental conditions can influence migration?(1 point)
Responses
Environmental factors only involve pull factors that bring people to places with favorable climate and resources.
Environmental factors only involve pull factors that bring people to places with favorable climate and resources.
The environment can generate both push and pull factors that lead to increased migration.
The environment can generate both push and pull factors that lead to increased migration.
Environmental influences through slow-onset changes are the only things that lead to migration in the modern world.
Environmental influences through slow-onset changes are the only things that lead to migration in the modern world.
Environmental conditions mainly inhibit migration because of natural barriers.
The environment can generate both push and pull factors that lead to increased migration.
Why did the Dust Bowl of the 1930s increase migration in the U.S.?(1 point)
Responses
It was a slow-onset change that led to forced migration.
It was a slow-onset change that led to forced migration.
It was a sudden-onset event that led to forced migration.
It was a sudden-onset event that led to forced migration.
It was a sudden-onset event that led to voluntary migration.
It was a sudden-onset event that led to voluntary migration.
It was a slow-onset change that led to voluntary migration.
It was a sudden-onset event that led to forced migration.
Which of the following statements correctly synthesizes two migration scales?(1 point)
Responses
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
National economic push factors in developing countries can create global migration patterns.
National economic push factors in developing countries can create global migration patterns.
Internal migration at the local level occurs less frequently than national external migration.
Internal migration at the local level occurs less frequently than national external migration.
Trends of globalization can create global migration patterns such as migration corridors.
Trends of globalization can create global migration patterns such as migration corridors.
Which of the following could be included in a list of negative impacts of emigration on the country of origin?(1 point)
Responses
brain drain
brain drain
population increase
population increase
remittances
remittances
increased GDP
brain drain
Which of the following examples could be classified as a migration related to a pull factor?(1 point)
Responses
Juana leaves her home in Ecuador to go to college in Spain.
Juana leaves her home in Ecuador to go to college in Spain.
Amir migrates from the city of Chicago to a small town to avoid paying high property taxes.
Amir migrates from the city of Chicago to a small town to avoid paying high property taxes.
Antonio migrates from his neighborhood because there is too much crime.
Antonio migrates from his neighborhood because there is too much crime.
Xiu leaves rural China because drought has caused her crops to fail.
Juana leaves her home in Ecuador to go to college in Spain.
To determine the best option that provides the best assessment of how environmental conditions can influence migration, we need to carefully analyze each response:
1. "Environmental factors only involve pull factors that bring people to places with favorable climate and resources": This option suggests that environmental factors only play a role in attracting people to places with favorable conditions. However, it overlooks the fact that environmental factors can also act as push factors forcing people to leave their current locations.
2. "The environment can generate both push and pull factors that lead to increased migration": This option acknowledges that environmental conditions can generate both push factors (negative environmental conditions) and pull factors (positive environmental conditions) that influence migration. This is a more comprehensive assessment since it accounts for the different ways the environment can impact migration.
3. "Environmental influences through slow-onset changes are the only things that lead to migration in the modern world": This option suggests that slow-onset environmental changes are the sole cause of migration in the modern world. However, it fails to acknowledge that other factors, such as economic and political factors, also play a significant role in migration.
4. "Environmental conditions mainly inhibit migration because of natural barriers": This option implies that environmental conditions primarily act as barriers to migration due to natural barriers alone. While natural barriers can indeed hinder movement, they do not account for the full range of environmental influences on migration.
Based on a comprehensive assessment of the given options, the best choice is option 2: "The environment can generate both push and pull factors that lead to increased migration." This option acknowledges that environmental conditions can have both positive and negative influences on migration, considering both push and pull factors.