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

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