WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY: CH
5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What is the Caribbean diaspora?
a) the movement of Africans into the region during the twentieth century
b) the gradual separation of the islands through the tectonic movement of the
Caribbean Plate
c)the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe
d) the increasing number of international tourists to the region during the last twenty
years
e) the refugee movements within each country in the region - Answer-c
Which U.S. city has been the destination of choice for Puerto Ricans migrating to the
United States?
a) New York City
b) Houston
c) Los Angeles
d)Chicago
e) Miami - Answer-a
The destination city of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States is
a) Los Angeles
b) New York
c) Miami
d) Chicago
e) New Orleans - Answer-c
The most common destination for Haitians to migrate to is
a) United States
b) Dominican Republic
c) France
d) Great Britain
e) Jamaica - Answer-b
The choice destination for most Cubans, Haitians and Dominicans to migrate is
a) Jamaica
b) Great Britain
c) Netherlands
d) France
e) United States - Answer-e
The Caribbean basin has one of the highest net migration rates in the world. For
every one thousand people in the region, how many leave each year?
a)0.4
b)4
c)40
, d)40.4
e)400 - Answer-b
Which pattern of emigration from the Caribbean is LEAST likely to occur?
a) A Haitian migrates to Liverpool, England.
b) A citizen of Barbados settles in the London suburb of Brixton.
c) A Puerto Rican moves to New York City.
d) A native of Suriname sets up housekeeping in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
e) A Cuban establishes residency in Miami, Florida. - Answer-a
The process of bringing one family member at a time from the homeland to a new
country is known as
a) circular migration
b) transnational migration
c) chain migration
d) familial migration
e) reverse migration - Answer-c
What area within the Caribbean contains 85 percent of the population in this region?
a) Greater Antilles
b) Bahamas
c) Cayman Islands
d) Lesser Antilles
e) Turks and Caicos Islands - Answer-a
Which series of nations has the lowest population density?
a) Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
b) Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic
c) Belize, Guyana, Suriname
d) St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis
e) Dominica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago - Answer-c
Which Caribbean country has the lowest rate of natural increase in the region?
a) Cuba
b) Trinidad and Tobago
c) French Guiana
d) Belize
e) Haiti - Answer-a
Which of the following Caribbean nations has the greatest percent of its population
below the age of 15 in the region?
a) Cuba
b) Bahamas
c) Barbados
d) Jamaica
e) Haiti - Answer-e
What percentage of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 has
HIV/AIDS?
a)1%
5 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What is the Caribbean diaspora?
a) the movement of Africans into the region during the twentieth century
b) the gradual separation of the islands through the tectonic movement of the
Caribbean Plate
c)the economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe
d) the increasing number of international tourists to the region during the last twenty
years
e) the refugee movements within each country in the region - Answer-c
Which U.S. city has been the destination of choice for Puerto Ricans migrating to the
United States?
a) New York City
b) Houston
c) Los Angeles
d)Chicago
e) Miami - Answer-a
The destination city of choice for Cubans migrating to the United States is
a) Los Angeles
b) New York
c) Miami
d) Chicago
e) New Orleans - Answer-c
The most common destination for Haitians to migrate to is
a) United States
b) Dominican Republic
c) France
d) Great Britain
e) Jamaica - Answer-b
The choice destination for most Cubans, Haitians and Dominicans to migrate is
a) Jamaica
b) Great Britain
c) Netherlands
d) France
e) United States - Answer-e
The Caribbean basin has one of the highest net migration rates in the world. For
every one thousand people in the region, how many leave each year?
a)0.4
b)4
c)40
, d)40.4
e)400 - Answer-b
Which pattern of emigration from the Caribbean is LEAST likely to occur?
a) A Haitian migrates to Liverpool, England.
b) A citizen of Barbados settles in the London suburb of Brixton.
c) A Puerto Rican moves to New York City.
d) A native of Suriname sets up housekeeping in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
e) A Cuban establishes residency in Miami, Florida. - Answer-a
The process of bringing one family member at a time from the homeland to a new
country is known as
a) circular migration
b) transnational migration
c) chain migration
d) familial migration
e) reverse migration - Answer-c
What area within the Caribbean contains 85 percent of the population in this region?
a) Greater Antilles
b) Bahamas
c) Cayman Islands
d) Lesser Antilles
e) Turks and Caicos Islands - Answer-a
Which series of nations has the lowest population density?
a) Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic
b) Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic
c) Belize, Guyana, Suriname
d) St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis
e) Dominica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago - Answer-c
Which Caribbean country has the lowest rate of natural increase in the region?
a) Cuba
b) Trinidad and Tobago
c) French Guiana
d) Belize
e) Haiti - Answer-a
Which of the following Caribbean nations has the greatest percent of its population
below the age of 15 in the region?
a) Cuba
b) Bahamas
c) Barbados
d) Jamaica
e) Haiti - Answer-e
What percentage of the Caribbean population between the ages 15 and 49 has
HIV/AIDS?
a)1%
