In the past year, which of the following is true about remittances?(1 point)
Responses
Remittances increased in 2021 because costs increased.
Remittances increased in 2021 because costs increased.
Remittances increased in 2021 due to digitally based systems.
Remittances increased in 2021 due to digitally based systems.
Remittances decreased due to the switch away from a cash system.
Remittances decreased due to the switch away from a cash system.
Remittances in 2021 decreased as migration decreased.
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Remittances increased in 2021 due to digitally based systems.
Analyze the migration occurring in the Central American counties of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Which push or pull factor is influencing the migration?(1 point)
Responses
The warm climate is an environmental pull factor.
The warm climate is an environmental pull factor.
Educational institutions are creating economic pull factors.
Educational institutions are creating economic pull factors.
Violence from government forces are a political push factor.
Violence from government forces are a political push factor.
Climate change is creating environmental push factors.
Responses
The warm climate is an environmental pull factor.
The warm climate is an environmental pull factor.
Educational institutions are creating economic pull factors.
Educational institutions are creating economic pull factors.
Violence from government forces are a political push factor.
Violence from government forces are a political push factor.
Climate change is creating environmental push factors.
Based on the information provided, the following statement is true about the migration occurring in the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador:
Violence from government forces is a political push factor.
Violence from government forces is a political push factor.
Contemporary Migration Quick Check
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Which of the following statements correctly synthesizes two migration scales?(1 point)
Responses
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.
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
Trends of globalization can create global migration patterns such as migration corridors.
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Which of the following statements correctly synthesizes two migration scales?(1 point)
Responses
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.
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
A population census is only useful in identifying local migration trends.
Trends of globalization can create global migration patterns such as migration corridors.
Based on the information provided, the following statement correctly synthesizes two migration scales:
National economic push factors in developing countries can create global migration patterns.
National economic push factors in developing countries can create global migration patterns.
Which of the following describes an effect of migration?(1 point)
Responses
Mass migration causes an investment in education.
Mass migration causes an investment in education.
Social effects only exist in the sending country.
Social effects only exist in the sending country.
Economic benefits are only felt by the receiving country.
Economic benefits are only felt by the receiving country.
Mass migration can prompt negative political reactions to migration.
Responses
Mass migration causes an investment in education.
Mass migration causes an investment in education.
Social effects only exist in the sending country.
Social effects only exist in the sending country.
Economic benefits are only felt by the receiving country.
Economic benefits are only felt by the receiving country.
Mass migration can prompt negative political reactions to migration.
Mass migration can prompt negative political reactions to migration.
What are explicit meanings?(1 point)
Responses
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
ideas or details that are stated directly in a text
ideas or details that are stated directly in a text
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
Responses
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
ideas or details that are stated directly in a text
ideas or details that are stated directly in a text
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
Explicit meanings are ideas or details that are stated directly in a text.
What is textual evidence?(1 point)
Responses
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
details or clues in a story that foreshadow its ending
Responses
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
conclusions readers form from evidence and reasoning
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
information in a text that support an idea or analysis
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
claims that are made during an analysis of a text
details or clues in a story that foreshadow its ending
Textual evidence refers to the information in a text that supports an idea or analysis.
What is an inference?(1 point)
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an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
Responses
an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an analysis of ideas or details included in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
an idea or detail that is stated directly in a text
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
information in a text that supports an idea or analysis
a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning
An inference is a conclusion formed from evidence and reasoning.
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.
Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.
What detail from the text best supports the inference that Daniel is having feelings similar to the narrator’s?
(1 point)
Responses
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.
What detail from the text best supports the inference that Daniel is having feelings similar to the narrator’s?
(1 point)
Responses
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
They have both recently escaped from certain death.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
The detail from the text that best supports the inference that Daniel is having feelings similar to the narrator's is:
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.
What details from the text explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
They have untamed beards.
They have untamed beards.
They speak different languages.
They speak different languages.
They have callused hands.
They have callused hands.
The move like a machine.
The move like a machine.
They work without needing to speak.
What details from the text explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
They have untamed beards.
They have untamed beards.
They speak different languages.
They speak different languages.
They have callused hands.
They have callused hands.
The move like a machine.
The move like a machine.
They work without needing to speak.
The two details from the text that explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently are:
- They move like a machine.
- They work without needing to speak.
- They move like a machine.
- They work without needing to speak.