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Immigration/Tech
VUS.15b,15c
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How has recent immigration changed the United States? | 1) Increased diversity 2) Changed American identity |
| From what two regions of the world have most immigrants come in the last 40 years? | 1) Asia 2) Latin America |
| What is Latin America? | Mexico, Central America, and South America |
| What have been 2 reasons for recent immigration? | 1) Political freedom 2) Economic opportunity |
| Give 2 examples of contemporary immigrants who have come to the United States for both political freedom and economic opportunity. | 1) Cubans 2) South Vietnamese |
| Why have most Mexicans and other Latin Americans immigrated to the United States? | Economic opportunity |
| What 6 issues has recent immigration raised? | 1) Strain on government services 2) Need to fill low-paying jobs 3) Border issues 4) Pathway to citizenship 5) Bilingual education 6) Cultural diversity |
| Why has immigration placed a strain on government services? | State governments must allow the children of illegal immigrants to attend public schools. |
| What types of jobs have recent immigrants often filled? | Low-paying jobs that native-born Americans don’t want |
| What has become a big issue in states that border Mexico? | Border issues |
| Where has policing the borders to prevent illegal immigration become expensive for local governments? | 1) Arizona 2) New Mexico 3) Texas |
| Who’s concerned about the pathway to citizenship? | 1) Illegal immigrants who want to stay in the U.S. 2) Native-born Americans who’re afraid immigrants will take their jobs |
| Where has bilingual education become a major issue? | States with large Hispanic populations |
| Give 2 examples of increasing cultural diversity in the U.S. | 1) Signs in Spanish on city highways and in public places 2) Demands by Latino communities for greater recognition and respect |
| What are 3 contributions of contemporary immigrants? | 1) Music, visual arts, and literature 2) Roles in the labor force 3) Achievements in science, engineering, and other fields |
| What program was a triumph of American technology? | American space program |
| What president pledged increased support for the space program and challenged America to go to the moon? | John F. Kennedy |
| What space race happened during the 1960s? | Race to the moon |
| What astronaut was the first American to orbit the earth? | John Glenn |
| Who was the first person to step on the moon’s surface? | Neil Armstrong |
| Who said, “That’s one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind”? | Neil Armstrong |
| Who was the first female astronaut in the United States? | Sally Ride |
| Who was the first American woman in space? | Sally Ride |
| What are 3 examples of recent technological advances? | 1) Space exploration 2) Communications 3) Robotics |
| What is robotics? | Technology that uses computer-controlled robots to perform tasks |
| What are 4 technological advances related to space exploration? | 1) Space shuttle 2) Mars rover 3) Voyager missions 4) Hubble telescope |
| What government agency is NASA? | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| For what purpose did NASA develop the space shuttle program? | For manned missions into space |
| What did the Mars rover do? | Robotic exploration of the planet Mars |
| What was the purpose of the Voyager missions? | Unmanned exploration to the outer planets |
| How has the Hubble telescope been important? | Hubble imagery has rewritten astronomy textbooks |
| What are 3 examples of technological advances in communications? | 1) Satellites 2) Global Positioning System (GPS) 3) Personal communication devices |
| What technological advances have given more Americans access to global information and brought changes in work, school, and health care? | 1) Cable Television (24 hr. news channels) 2) Personal Computers 3) Cellular Telephones 4) World Wide Web |
| Give 3 examples of technological advances in personal communication devices. | 1) Cell phones 2) The iPhone 3) The iPad |
| How have advances in technology in recent decades led to changes in work, school, and health care? | 1) Telecommuting 2) On-Line course work 3) Growth of service industries 4) Breakthroughs in medical research 5) Outsourcing and off-shoring |
| What recent technology has allowed workers to do their jobs from home? | Telecommuting through the Internet |
| What recent technology has opened up educational possibilities through distance learning? | The Internet |
| What industries have grown because of rapid change in the technology field? | Service industries |
| What types of jobs in the service industries were created by technological advances? | 1) Computer technicians 2) On-line retail sales 3) Customer service 4) On-line business transactions |
| How has technology in the 2nd half of the 20th century affected medical research? | Important breakthroughs in medical research |
| Give examples of breakthroughs in medical research that have resulted from advances in technology. | 1) Improved medical diagnostic and imaging technologies 2) Medical robotics |
| Give one example of an improvement in medical diagnostic and imaging technology. | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| What is a MRI? | A noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions |
| In what 2 ways have advances in technology hurt the American worker? | 1) Outsourcing and off-shoring 2) Robotics |
| Explain how outsourcing and off-shoring have hurt the American worker. | Because of modern telecommunications, American corporations can hire overseas workers, who work for lower wages than Americans. |
| How has robotics affected American industry? | Robots have taken factory jobs from American workers. |
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