Chapter 3 Flashcards
Chain Migration
The migration of people because of relatives of members of the same nationality previously migrated there
Brain Drain
A large-scale emigration by talented people
Circulation
Short term, repetitive movements that recur on a regular basis (collage students)
Counterurbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas
Emigration
Migration from a location
Floodplain
The area subject to flooding during a specific number of years based on historical trends
Forced migration
The migrant has been compelled to move by cultural factors normally compel forced migration
Guest workers
citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East
Immigration
Migration to a location
Internal migration
Permanent movement within the same country
International migration
Permanent movement from one country to another
Interregional migration
Movement from one region of country to another
Intervening obstacle
An environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration
Intraregional migration
Movement within one region
Migration
Permanent move to a new location
Migration transition
Change in a society comparable to those in the demographic transition
Mobility
A more general term covering all types of movements from one place to another
Net migration
the difference between the number of immigrants and the number if emigrants
Pull factor
Induces people to move into a new location (wanting to)
Step migration
All the moves that are in between the start and your final destination
Time space convergence
Transportation and communication technology improvement. Makes far space seem closer (air planes)
Topological space
Place a is father away from place b than c but b is closer
Transhumance
Seasonal migration of animals
Intervening oppritunite
Something good interrupts migration
