2.11 Forced And Voluntary Migration Flashcards
Name the 6 types of voluntary migration
International
Internal
Step
Chain
Return
Seasonal
Name 3 of the most common forced migration causes
Disasters (natural or man made)
Social conflicts (war or persecution)
Development projects (buying land)
Voluntary migration
Migration that is done willingly
International migration
Moves that are made across a national border
Guest worker
Someone with temporary permission to work in another country
Transnational migration
Migrants who move back and forth between countries
Internal migration
Move within a country’s bordersb
Rural-urban migration
People who move from the countryside to cities
Residential migration
People who move within a city (metropolitan) area. They typically move houses but kept their jobs
Step migration
Carried out in a series of stages that can last generations
Chain migration
Migration to a new place leads family and friends to also move there
Return migration
Migrants moving back to their place of origin
Black belt
Ethnic (typically black) homeland in the US south
Transhumance
Herders and their livestock move seasonally to winter and summer pastures
Seasonal migration
Migration based off the time of year. Common in agricultural works because of the harvest season