The Quincy copper mine in Hancock, Michigan. The Soudan iron mine in northern Minnesota

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Many came because others that came before them sent letters back home.

2 Swedes migrated to Upper Michigan and Northern Minnesota to work in the iron & copper mines. Many came because others that came before them sent letters back home. What is this type of migration called? The Quincy copper mine in Hancock, Michigan The Soudan iron mine in northern Minnesota

3 This picture represents another ethnic group that also came to the United States because of chain migration. Who is the group and where is this picture taken?

4 What geographic concept do these pictures represent?

5 What similar geographic concept do these ads represent?

6 From what 2 source regions do most guest workers migrate from? Into which 2 countries are most guest workers headed?

7 Since 1945, interregional net migration was greatest in what area of the United States? What were the pull factors to this region?

8 People that are forced to migrate due to political persecution are called. The source regions for the largest number of forced migrants are found primarily on which continent?

9 Name the 20 th century conflicts that resulted in large refugee streams away from their homeland. Asia Latin America Asia Africa

10 In addition to political unrest, what other circumstances force people to migrate?

11 When did US immigration peak in the early 20 th century? From what source regions did they come? Why did immigration decline so fast in the 1930 s?

12 According to this chart on internal migration from New Zealand and Australia, what age groups migrate most? Why?

13 From what four Asian countries do the largest number of international migrants to the United States come from?

14 During the 19 th and 20 th centuries, the most popular form of intraregional migration was rural to urban. Explain why.

15 Use the map to explain African-American migration patterns in the early 20 th century. What were the push/pull factors involved?

16 In which direction has the center of US population steadily moved since 1790?

17 The Berlin Wall was a great example of an intervening obstacle. Why do you think the East German government built the wall?

18 These cities are examples of forward capitals. What is meant by this term and why would these government locate the cities where they did?

19 What intraregional migration pattern in the United States does this diagram illustrate?

20 If US birth rates have steadily declined since the 1960 s, why is population in the US still rising? US Birth Rates US Population

21 What is brain drain and which type of countries are affected most of all?

22 Why did the US pass laws restricting immigration in the 1920s?

23 Explain why the US and Canada have become prominent destinations for international migrants.

24 Geographer Wilber Zelinsky says that a transition occurs in countries that are in stage of the demographic transition. This means that people from these countries are migrating to.

25 Most illegal immigrants entering the United States come from what source country?

26 How did the Land Ordinance of 1785 encourage migration westward across the United States?

27 This famous picture represents the largest scale US internal migration in our history. Where we these people going?

28 Settlement of the Great Plains Agricultural technology in the late 19 th century enabled people to migrate into the Great Plains and cultivate the land. Steel Plow Wind Mill & Barbed Wire

29 The Transcontinental Railroad

30 The California and Alaska Gold Rush

31 All of the following illustrate reasons why people migrated in large number during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. What region of the US was being settled at this time?

32 What similar geographic concept does this picture represent?

33 What similar geographic concept does this picture represent?

34 What similar geographic concept does this picture represent?

35 What similar geographic concept does this picture represent?

36 What similar geographic concept does this picture represent?

The Quincy copper mine in Hancock, Michigan. The Soudan iron mine in northern Minnesota

The Quincy copper mine in Hancock, Michigan. The Soudan iron mine in northern Minnesota Chapter 3 Review Swedes migrated to Upper Michigan and Northern Minnesota to work in the iron & copper mines. Many came because others that came before them sent letters back home. What is this type of