Geography 322 - Geography of Latin America » Fall 2019 » Quiz 14 Transnational Latin America Movements, Places and Displacements

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Question #1
Transnationalism:
A.   is about the global and not the local
B.   is integral to people's daily lives
C.   is clearly separated from processes of colonialism
D.   typically does not entail power relations
Question #2
Immanuel Wallerstein's "World Systems Theory":
A.   did not discuss the perspective of the global periphery enough
B.   proposed that capitalism produces development in all areas of the globe
C.   emerged in ideological opposition to dependency theory
D.   posed that all areas are linked by unequal exchange
Question #3
The Transnational "turn" in American studies:
A.   is based solely on the work of intellectuals from the global North
B.   argues that the definitions of "globalization" and "nation" come from a long history of inequalities.
C.   doesn't explore inequality
D.   does not question the concept of "the nation"; takes the concept of "nation" for granted.
Question #4
Which of the following is NOT a likely question formed from the transnational lens on immigration?
A.   How do local practices play into the process of immigration?
B.   Is immigration exclusively the outcome of global structures of inequality OR individual decision-making?
C.   Who is more likely to immigrate and why?
D.   How do labor dynamics influence immigration?
E.   What are the class and racial dynamics underlying immigration?
Question #5
Which of the following statements about remittances is MOST accurate?
A.   remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean are not yet as significant as they are in other world regions
B.   remittances tend to decrease the sense of belonging from those living abroad
C.   In countries that experience large exoduses (e.g. Bolivia), remittances are very important to gross national product
D.   remittances cause workers to drop their national identities and favor an identity associated with their new country
Question #6
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of HTAs (Hometown Assocations)?
A.   they work on multiple scales
B.   they can help finance stadiums and roads/highways in societies of origin
C.   they are designed solely to help citizens living abroad (i.e. not in Latin America)
D.   they are important to transnational practices
Question #7
With regard to Ecuadorian migrants in Spain, which of the following is NOT accurate?
A.   Ecuadorian women preceded men due to high demand for domestic work
B.   Remittances from this group is the second leading contributor to Ecuador's GNP
C.   Ecuadorians abroad can have influence on the Ecuadorian government
D.   Generally, it is the least educated Ecuadorians who migrated to Spain
Question #8
Regarding the experience of Ecuadorian men and women in Madrid, which of the following is MOST accurate?
A.   Many Ecuadorians who could not afford to purchase a home in Spain, bought homes in Ecuador through catalogs in Madrid
B.   The economic slowdown in Madrid did not effect housing construction in Ecuador
C.   Ecuadorian men started migrating in large numbers to Madrid in the 1970s
D.   Ecuadorian migration to Spain began mostly with men
Question #9
Scale:
A.   is socially constructed
B.   it is utilized by countries of the global North to exploit other countries
C.   is a social construct without material implications
D.   refers to size of a phenomenon
Question #10
Mexicans in Moline, Illinois:
A.   still works as an HTA today
B.   receive all of their funding from private organizations
C.   practice circular migration between Guanajuato and Moline
D.   are primarily from Guanajuato and began arriving there after World War I

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