1. Reliable data show that a province's level of net migration is -18,400 (negative eighteen thousand, four hundred) persons. Which of the following is correct?

a. The number of migrants entering the province is larger than the number of migrants leaving the province

b. The number of migrants entering the province is smaller than the number of migrants leaving the province

2.

Which of the following statements correctly describesmigration?

a. A person who has changed residence from one place to another

b. A movement of people across a national boundary

c. A change in residence from one place to another

For each of the next 5 questions, indicate whether the information described refers tomigrantsormigration. Hint: the term "migrants" refers to people who migrated in the past as well as people who are migrating in the present.

3. The annual number of border crossings between Mexico and the United States.

a. Migrants

b. Migration

4. The average age of foreign-born persons in South Africa.

a. Migrants

b. Migration

5. The average number of days refugees from civil conflict spend in transit before reaching a safe living situation.

a. Migrants

b. Migration

6. The number of years a foreign-born person has lived in Thailand.

a. Migrants

b. Migration

7. The sending nations of immigrants currently living in Australia.

a. Migrants

b. Migration

8. The term "migration corridor" refers to

a. A designated area on a national border where migrants may freely cross

b. Two geographic areas that form an origin and destination pair

c. The journey a migrant takes from their origin to their destination

9. Which of the following statements about internal migration are correct? (choose all that are correct)

a. Internal migration is a change in usual residence within national borders

b. One type of internal migration is movement from rural areas to urban areas

c. Residential mobility is a type of internal migration

10. A refugee is a person who has left the country of their nationality due to a well-founded fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

a. True

b. False

11. The term "irregular migrant" refers to a person who:

a. Has been displaced from their usual residence

b. Migrates temporarily to do seasonal work

c. Is not authorized to enter or to stay in a country

12. Internally displaced persons are one type of irregular migrant.

a. True

b. False

13. Analyzing the causes of migration can be challenging because:

a. Studying migration requires cooperation among national governments

b. Migration is the result of both macro factors (e.g., laws, economic conditions) and individual factors (family status, health)

c. Funding agencies are not interested in migration research

14. Obtaining accurate and timely data about migration and migrants can be challenging because: (choose all that are correct)

a. Migrants may have incentives to avoid being noticed by officials and administrators

b. International law prohibits collecting information about irregular migrants

c. Some migration occurs in dangerous or difficult conditions

d. Many countries do not record data about emigration

e. Population registers do not record data about migration

f. In many nations, different entities or agencies record different types of information about migration and migrants

15. The 2020 World Migration Report estimated that 3.5% of the global population were international migrants in 2019. Which of the following statements correctly describes this percentage?

a. It is the percentage of the global population that migrated in 2019

b. It is the percentage of the global population living outside their country of birth

c. It is the percentage of the global population that migrated for reasons related to work, family, or study