ch 8 Flashcards
critical distance
the distance beyond which cost, effort, and/or means play an overriding role in the willingness of people to travel
activity space
the area where people move freely on their rounds of regular activity
place utility
the perceived attractiveness of a place in its social, economic, or environmental attributes
the four types of barriers to interactions (PECP)
physical barriers, economic barriers, cultural factors, political barriers
physical barriers
natural features inclusive of seas, mountains, swamps, deserts
Economic barriers
cost of traveling, cost of establishing a resident elsewhere
cultural factors
ties to one’s own country, ties to individuals and institutions in the original activity space
relationships with family etc
political barriers
government restrictions on immigration and emigration
Contagious Diffusion
the spread of a concept, a practice, or an article from one area to others through contact and/or the exchange of information (ex: sharing an idea)
hierarchical diffusion
the process by which contacts between people and the resulting diffusion of things or ideas occurs first among those at the same level of a hierarchy and then among elements at a lower level of the hierarchy
the five types of migration (IIFVR)
intercontinental, intracontinental, forced/involuntary, voluntary, reluctant
intercontinental movements
It is when the movement is across continents, such as from Korea (Asia) to Brazil (South Americ
intracontinental and interregional migrations
involve movement between and within countries, respectively
forced or involuntary migrations
relocation decision is made solely by people other than the migrants themselves
reluctant migration
less than fully voluntary relocation, many are refugees seeking asylum
