International Migration and Settlement

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What is the term used to describe a person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another?

Emigrant (correct)

Out-migrant

In-migrant

Immigrant

What is the term used to describe the movement into a new area within the same country?

In-Migration (correct)

International Migration

Out-Migration

Emigration

What is characteristic of shantytowns?

Dwellings are built by the current occupant (correct)

Inhabitants have legal title to land

Urban services are readily available

Dwellings are built by the government

What is the main activity of agriculture sectors?

Growing crops and raising animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country?

Immigrant Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the movement out of a politically/geographically/administratively defined area within the same country?

Out-Migration Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of an agrarian structure?

Cropping systems and land ownership Signup and view all the answers

What type of land tenure is characterized by villagers having the right to use and profit from the land?

Communal tenure Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of Sedentary Dry Farming?

Growing of cereal grains, usually millets and sorghums Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of clearing and burning vegetation in shifting cultivation?

To create a space for crop production Signup and view all the answers

What type of agriculture is characterized by a small population and a focus on crop diversity?

Shifting cultivation Signup and view all the answers

Who typically owns and operates a family farm?

A single household Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of subsistence farming?

For personal consumption Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of numerous croppings on the soil in shifting cultivation?

The minerals are depleted, requiring new land to be cleared Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a landlord in a farming arrangement?

To lease out land to tenants in return for compensation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of cash crops?

They are produced entirely for the market Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the farming practice that involves tilling land until it has been exhausted of fertility and then moving to a new parcel of land?

Shifting cultivation Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a moneylender in a farming arrangement?

To lend money at high rates of interest Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of farming in the stage where staple crops no longer dominate farm output?

Establishment of new cash crops Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using better seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation in staple crop production?

To increase crop yields and free land for cash crops Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of diversified farming?

Both staple crops and cash crops are grown, along with simple animal husbandry Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of agrarian/land reform?

To reorganize land holdings and tenure structures Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of using better seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation in staple crop production?

Minimized impact of staple crop failure Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that hinders the distribution of benefits of agrarian progress?

Uneven land ownership Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a quota in international trade?

To limit the quantity of imported goods Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of indirect taxes?

Levied on goods purchased by consumers and exported by producers Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a rotating savings and credit association?

To pool individual savings for group lending Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of agrarian reform?