3.1 Flashcards
1
Q
stage 1
A
high daily or seasonal mobility in search of food
2
Q
stage 2
A
high international emigration and interregional migration from rural to urban areas
3
Q
stage 3 and 4
A
high international immigration and intraregional migration from cities to suburbs
4
Q
ravenstein’s laws
A
- most migrants relocate a short distance and remain within the same country
- long-distance migrants to other countries head for major centers of economic activity
5
Q
interregional migration
A
movement from one region of a country to another
6
Q
intraregional migration
A
movement within one region
mainly in urban areas, older cities -> newer suburbs
7
Q
what are the three largest flows of migrants?
A
asia -> europe
asia -> north america
latin america -> north america
8
Q
what are the three main eras of immigration?
A
- colonial settlement in the 17th and 18th centuries
- mass european immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- asian and latin america in the late 20th and early 21st centuries
