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10.8: Critical Thinking Questions

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    • Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis, & Marjorie M. Snipes
    • OpenStax
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    1. What is the role of migration in human evolution?
    2. What do the theories about the peopling of the Americas reveal about early human migration?
    3. Why is there so much debate about the peopling of the Americas?
    4. Using Arjun Appadurai’s concept of -scapes, explain the ways in which global movements connect local populations.
    5. How did colonialism function as a global movement?
    6. What examples of evidence of postcolonial identities are in your communities?
    7. What is forced migration, and what impacts might it have on a cultural group?
    8. In what ways do peasants contribute to the global economy, and how might it affect them?
    9. Refugees are a unique kind of migrant. Describe the ways in which refugees participate in migration.
    10. How did global migration contribute to the spread of COVID-19?

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