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AP Human Geo 3 Flashcards

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migration

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permanent move to a new location
*type of relocation diffusion

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mobility

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general term covering all types of movement from one place to another

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circulation

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short term, repetitive, cyclical movements that recur regularly

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seasonal mobility

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movement based on changing seasons (such as snow bunnies)

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emigration

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migration from a location

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immigration

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migration to a location

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net migration

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different between number of immigrants and number of emigrants

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net in-migration

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positive net migration where there are more immigrants than emigrants

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net out-migration

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negative net migration where there are more emigrants than immigrants`

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3 objectives of migration

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  1. economic opportunity
  2. cultural freedom
  3. enviornmental comfort
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Ravenstein’s laws of migration

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  1. how much distance does someone move?
  2. why do people move?
  3. who exactly is moving?
  4. most migrants will relocate a short distance (intraregional instead of inter)
  5. long distance migrants move to hubs of economic activity
  6. people migrate for economic and cultural reasons
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where are the largest flows of migrants from and to?

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  • Latin America to North America
  • South Asia to Europe
  • South Asia to Southwest Asia
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what areas have net in-migration?

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  • North America
  • europe
  • Southwest Asia
  • the South Pacific
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what areas have net out-migration?

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  • Africa
  • Latin America
  • all parts of Asia expect for Southwest Asia
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what percent of the world are migrants?

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3%

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which location has the largest flow of immigrants anywhere in the world?

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Mexico to the U.S

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where are the highest immigration rates found?

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Southwest Asia

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international migration

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permanent migration from one country to another (voluntary or forced)

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migration transition

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change in migration pattern based on demographic transition model (social and economic change)
- international migration is found in stage 2
- internal migration is found in stages 3 and 4

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voluntary migration

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migrants choose to move (usually for economic or environmental reasons)
*can feel forced

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forced migration

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migrants are forced to move by cultural/enviornmental reasons

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internal migration

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permanent move within the same country
- more numerous
- either interregional or intraregional

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interregional migration

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moving from one region of a country to another (ex. rural Iowa to NYC)

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intraregional migration

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movement in one region (DC -> Bethesda)

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3 main eras of U.S. immigration

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  1. Colonial immigration
  2. European immigration (19-20th century)
  3. Asia and Latin America (20th-21st century)
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colonial immigration (U.S)

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  • Europeans (62%)
  • 45-50% from UK
  • 38% from Sub-Saharan Africa (slaves)
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European migration

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  • 120-1920
  • 90% from Europe
  • came for economic prosperity
  • 1840-50: Irish and Germans made up 3/4 of the migrants (economic issues and political unrest)
  • 1870: resumes immigration post civil war (mostly Germans)
  • 1880: scandanavia (IR cause increase in population)
    -1905-14: southern and eastern europeans made up 2/3 of total migrants due to the IR
  • WWI & Great Depression: pause in immigration
  • 1950-today: Latin American and Asia migrants make up 3/4 of total migrants
    a) 13 million from Latin America, 7 million from Asia
    b) most from L.A. are from Mexico
    c) most from Asia are from China, India, Vietnam, and the Philiphines
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population center

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average location of everyone in a country

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migration in the U.S.

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  • 1790: colonists stay on the coast for trade; too hard to go over Appalachin mountains
  • 1840: Lousiana Purchase
  • 1850-90: population center shifts west due to gold rush (skip great plains–deemed unlivable)
  • 1900-40: government incentivized people to move to the Great Plains; increased railroad expansion; better farming practices for GP climate
  • 1950-2010: movement west once again; people are moving south due to more jobs and better climate
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interregional migration in Canada

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  • east to west
  • high net in-migration: Alberta and British Columbia
  • hifh net out-migration: Ontario
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interregional migration in Russia

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  • more people choose to live west due to proximity to Europe
  • The government incentivizes people to move further east for jobs
  • many factories are located towards the east because that’s where the resources are (labor migration)
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interregional migration in China

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  • movement from rural interior to factories on the coast
  • migration used to be heavily restricted, but is now loosening up
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interregional migration in Brazil

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  • movement from coasts to the interior (more quiet lifestyle - tends to be wealthier people)
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rural to urban migration

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  • seen in most areas around the world
  • became popular in the 1800s during the IR
  • push factor: declining economic opportunities
  • pull factor: service and factory jobs
  • changes rates all the time
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urban to suburban migration

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  • suburbinization
  • seen in developed countries
  • pull factor: better life (safer towns, better schools, more space) with access to major cities
  • negatively impacts farmers
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urban to rural migration

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  • seen in developed countries
  • caused by rapid urbanization of suburbs
  • pull factor: slower life
  • Now, it’s easy to stay connected to everyone making rural life not as isolated
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push factor

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induces people to move out of their location

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pull facotr

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induces people to move into a new location

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refugee

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someone who has been forced to migrate to another country because of a conflict and can’t return out of fear of persecution due to race, religion, ehtnicity, nationality, social group, etc

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internally displaced person

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someone who has been forced to migrate for political reasons but does not move internationally

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asylum seeker

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someone who has migrated to another country with the hope of being recognized as a refugee

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In 2014, where were the largest groups of refugees coming from?

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Afghanistan (Taliban) and Syria (Civil War)

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trail of tears

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A mass forced migration that uprooted Native Americans and moved them west to reservations (thousands died during the journey and on the reservations)

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where do migrants tend to go?

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  • warm areas
  • areas with water sources (beaches, lakes,etc)
  • mountanous regions
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what is the biggest enviornmental factor that causes migration?

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water!! (either too much or too little)

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floodplain

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An area subject to flooding for a specific number of years (based on historical trends)

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desertification (or semi-arid land degradation)

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deterioration of land to desert-like conditions (due to human action)

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intervening object

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an enviornmental or politcal feature that hinders migration

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Is it easier to migrate to a country as an immigrant or labor migrant?

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refugee

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where do most migrant workers come from?

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South and East Asia
(tend to go to other Asian countries or the U.S)

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remittance

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transfer of money by migrant workers to people in the country they emigrated from
(many countries rely on remittances but some countries charge to send remittances)

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who tend to migrate?

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  • women (55% overall)
  • in Southeast and East Asia, women make up 50% of migrants
  • women go to places where they are allowed in the workforce
  • wives may want to join husbands
  • male migrants outnumber female migrants in developing countries
  • U.S migrants tend to be ages 20-39
  • immigrants are more likely to be 65+ in developing countries
  • children under 20 make up 21% of immigrants in U.s
  • 90% of indocumented immigrants are boys 12-17
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4 types of immigration polices

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  1. ones that maintain the current level of immigration
  2. ones that increase immigrationz (example: ex-communist countries)
  3. ones that decrease immigration (example: southwest Asia and Africa)
  4. no policy
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unauthorized migrants (undocmented immigrants/illegal aliens)

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those who enter a country without the proper documents to do so

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Undocumented Latino Immigrants in the U.S.

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  • tend to live in CA or TX (NV has highest percent)
  • 50% are from Mexico (50% are divided between other countries)
  • 1 million are children (many babies of undocumented immigrants are born in the U.S)
  • stay for longer periods of time
  • make up 5% of U.S workforce (blue collar)
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quota

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maximum limits on the number of immigrants who could go to the U.S. in a one year period

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U.S Quotas

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  • quota act of 1921
  • 1924: national origins act = those who immigrate must have 2% of their people in the U.S each year (easy for europeans)
  • 1965: individual country quotas (170,000 from Eastern hemisphere, 120,000 from western hemishpere)
  • 1978: global quota of 290,000 (20,000 max per country)
  • 1990: global quota raised to 750,000
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what types of migrants come to the U.S?

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  • family reunification (3/4 of migrants)
  • skilled workers
  • diversity (lottery to allow people from countries that don’t send many immigrants)
  • refugees and family members of citizens are admitted with out limit
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brain drain

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the large scale emigration of talented people

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chain migration

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migration of people to a specific location due to realtives or members of the same nationality who reviously migrated there

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U.S/Mexican Border conflict

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  • most Americans support a path to citizenship for immigrants who cross the border
  • Americans want stricter border control, but don’t want tax payer money to go to hiring more officers or building fences
  • many workplace raids even though migrants do the jobs that Americans don’t want
  • Americans prefer for undocumented immigrants to be deported, but don’t want to obstruct their civil rights
  • A majority of Americans believe migrant control is a federal issue (except for border states)
  • Arizona and Alabama have some of the strictest migrant laws
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sanctuary states

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states that aid undocmented immigrants

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guest worker

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immigrants of poor countries immigrate temporarily to work (term is no longer used in Europe)
*popular in 1960s-70s

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what percent of people in North America are foreign born?

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  • 13% in Canada
  • 21% in U.S
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what does immigration look like in europe?

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  • Western Europe has high net in-migration
  • Eastern Europe has high net out-migration
  • prior to 2014, most migrants came from countries close by; now, many come from Syria, Afghanistan, and Africa
  • High anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe
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what percent of people in Europe are foreign born?

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8%

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