Chapter 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Pull factor
Factor that induces people to move to a new location
Push factor
Factor that induces people to leave old residences
Refugees
People who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return for fear of prosecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion
Floodplain
The area of a subject to flooding during a specific number of years according to historical trends
Intervening obstacle
Environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
International migration
Permanent movement from one country to another
Internal migration
Permanent movement within a particular country
Inter regional migration
One region of a country to another
Intraregional migration
Movement within one region
Voluntary migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice
Forced migration
Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
Migration transition
Changes in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition
Brain drain
Large scale emigration by talented people
Chain migration
Migration of people to a specific location, because relatives or member of the same nationality previously migrated there
Circulation
Short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
Counterurbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
Emigration
Migration from a location
Guest workers
Workers who migrate to more developed countries like in northern and Western Europe, usually from southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher paying jobs
Immigration
Migration to a new location
Migration
Form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location
Mobility
All types of movement from one location to another
Net migration
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration
Quotas
In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
Unauthorized immigrants
People who enter a country without proper documents
