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

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Question #1
Immanuel Wallerstein's "World Systems Theory":
A.   promoted socialist change
B.   focused exclusively on internal, i.e. not global, exploitation
C.   emerged in ideological opposition to dependency theory
D.   was based on the perspective of those living in the global periphery
Question #2
The Transnational "turn" in American studies:
A.   challenges historically modernist notions of both "nation" and "globalization"
B.   is conceptually identical to globalization
C.   is based solely on the work of intellectuals from the global North
D.   takes the concept of "nation" for granted.
Question #3
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.   What are the class and racial dynamics underlying immigration?
C.   How do labor dynamics influence immigration?
D.   Who is more likely to immigrate and why?
E.   Is immigration exclusively the outcome of global structures of inequality OR individual decision-making?
Question #4
Which of the following statements about remittances is MOST accurate?
A.   remittances are an important reason why countries try to keep citizens living abroad involved in national politics
B.   remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean are not yet as significant as they are in other world regions
C.   remittances tend to decrease the sense of belonging from those living abroad
D.   In countries that experience large exoduses (e.g. Bolivia), remittances are very important to gross national product
Question #5
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of HTAs (Hometown Assocations)?
A.   they can help finance stadiums and roads/highways in societies of origin
B.   they work on multiple scales
C.   they are important to transnational practices
D.   they are designed solely to help citizens living abroad (i.e. not in Latin America)
Question #6
With regard to Ecuadorian migrants in Spain, which of the following is NOT accurate?
A.   Remittances from this group is the second leading contributor to Ecuador's GNP
B.   Ecuadorian women preceded men due to high demand for domestic work
C.   Generally, it is the least educated Ecuadorians who migrated to Spain
D.   Ecuadorians abroad can have influence on the Ecuadorian government
Question #7
Regarding the experience of Ecuadorian men and women in Madrid, which of the following is MOST accurate?
A.   Ecuadorian men started migrating in large numbers to Madrid in the 1970s
B.   Many Ecuadorians who could not afford to purchase a home in Spain, bought homes in Ecuador through catalogs in Madrid
C.   Ecuadorian women living abroad challenge the social reproduction of their homes in Ecuador
D.   The economic slowdown in Madrid did not effect housing construction in Ecuador
Question #8
Scale:
A.   is a social construct without material implications
B.   is socially constructed
C.   refers to size of a phenomenon
D.   it is utilized by countries of the global North to exploit other countries
Question #9
Mexicans in Moline, Illinois:
A.   practice circular migration between Guanajuato and Moline
B.   created hometown associations (HTAs) but they have little to no contact with other HTAs in the US
C.   are primarily from Guanajuato and began arriving there after World War I
D.   receive all of their funding from private organizations
Question #10
Transnationalism:,,
A.   is about the global and not the local
B.   typically does not entail power relations
C.   is clearly separated from processes of colonialism
D.   is integral to people's daily lives

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