A Student Was Asked to the Following Question: "How Would

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Multiple Choice

A student was asked to the following question: "How would you describe the patterns of immigration to Megalopolis over the 19th and 20th centuries that led to the diversity of population that now characterizes the region?"
As an answer,this student wrote the following:
"In the early 19th century the main immigrant groups to the region were largely from Northern Europe,including English,Irish,and German settlers.However,by the late 19ᵗʰ century new immigrants from Latin America,Asia,and Africa came to dominate.After World War I though,restrictive quota laws meant that only immigrants from eastern and southern Europe could come to the region through the processing center on Ellis Island."
How would you judge this student's answer?

• A)Excellent (all periods of immigration and groups are correct in the right order with clear,correct explanations)
• B)Good (all periods are correct,but explanations are not as clear as they should be)
• C)Mediocre (one or two periods are missing OR the stages are in the wrong order,OR the explanations are not clear OR the explanations are irrelevant)
• D)Unacceptable (more than two periods are missing And the order is incorrect AND the explanations are not clear AND/OR they are irrelevant)

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