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1

Which calculation did Jones use as a measure of how many migrants came from each municipio?
A)percentages
B)densities
C)per capita values
D)persons per square mile
2

The region with the highest migrant density is
A)north central.
B)west central.
C)south central.
D)south.
3

The states of Mexico with the highest population density are in the
A)far south.
B)far north.
C)central region.
D)Yucatan peninsula.
4

States are an example of a(n)
A)formal region.
B)vernacular region.
C)independent region.
D)imaginary region.
5

The borderlands region is an example of a(n)
A)formal region.
B)vernacular region.
C)informal region.
D)nodal region.
6

Numbers of migrants from borderlands municipios are inflated by undocumented commuters.
A)True
B)False
7

The traditional launching region for migrants to the U.S. is
A)central Mexico.
B)Yucatan.
C)the West Coast.
D)the border region.
8

The states with the highest percentage of native language speakers are in the
A)north.
B)central region.
C)south.
D)northwest.
9

A reason for the low rates of migration from the South include cultural barriers.
A)True
B)False
10

Coastal Mexico, the periphery of the country, is economically dynamic.
A)True
B)False
11

The most important region for sending migrants is
A)south.
B)coastal.
C)south Central.
D)west Central.
12

The landform region that is the source of most migrants from the North Central region is the
A)coastal plain.
B)Sierra Madre Oriental.
C)central plateau.
D)Sierra Madre Occidental.
13

Migration to the U.S. from the North Central region is related to a decline in which industry?
A)tourism
B)manufacturing
C)mining
D)transportation
14

Mexicans working in the U.S. send home remittances totaling about
A)$1 million.
B)$10 million.
C)$1 billion.
D)$6 billion.
15

Economically and politically, the north central region is a "hollow core" of Mexico.
A)True
B)False
16

More than three-quarters of all migrants to the U.S. come from southern Mexico.
A)True
B)False
17

Maquiladoras today make products only for export.
A)True
B)False
18

A challenge that maquiladoras in border towns face is
A)slowing demand for their products.
B)high taxes.
C)decline in numbers of additional low-wage workers.
D)environmental regulations.
19

The region with the highest percentage of workers nationally in maquiladoras is the
A)northeast.
B)northwest.
C)metro center.
D)south.
20

The region with the greatest growth in percentage terms in maquiladora workers is the
A)northwest.
B)northeast.
C)metro Center.
D)south.
21

An advantage to rural-urban migration is a rise in birth rates.
A)True
B)False
22

Stricter border-crossing enforcement has led Mexican workers to stay in Mexico.
A)True
B)False
23

A source of information about where illegal migrants come from is
A)newspaper articles.
B)apprehension records.
C)driver's licenses.
D)birth certificates.





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