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QuizMultiple Choice

Movement: Migration

Question 10 • CO-Geography A-CR

Which of the following is the best example of an intervening opportunity that influenced migration?

Answer
A
Many African American citizens were heading to Chicago after the Civil War, but settled in border cities just north of the Deep South.
B
Americans from the South and the East migrated to California in search of gold in the late 1800s.
C
Some US citizens migrated to Canada to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War.
D
Many oil workers migrated from Texas to Wyoming when oil was discovered near Evanston.

Explanation

An intervening opportunity is an appealing destination encountered along the way that leads migrants to stop before reaching their original destination. In choice A, African American migrants were headed to Chicago but settled in nearby border cities instead, making those cities the intervening opportunity. The other choices describe migration to a chosen destination, not stopping at a closer opportunity.

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