Chapter 3 Key Issues Flashcards
reason for studying migration
explain changes in population in areas
mobility
all types of movement from 1 place to another
circulation
short term, repetitive, /cyclical occurring on a regular basis
example of circulation
college students moving residence each fall
factors of voluntary migration
economic and environmental
factors of forced migration
political or environmental
interregional migration
movement from one country to another
intraregional
movement within region
emigration
migration from a location
immigration
migration to a location
net migration
difference between # of immigrants and # of emigrants
population center
average location of everyone in country
intervening obstacle ex
steep mountains, thick forests, natives
urban to suburban reason
attracted by suburban lifestyle
counterurbanization
net migration from urban to rural areas
urban to rural reason
get out of frantic pace of urban life
push factors
induces people to move out
pull factors
induces people to move in
intervening obstacle
environmental/ political feature hinder migration
refugee
forced to migrate to avoid conflict
internally displaced persons (IDP)
forced to migrate but didn’t cross borders
asylum seekers
individual who migrated to another area in hope of being recognized as refugee
political push factors
prosecution
environmental push factors
bad climate
environmental pull factors
mountains, seasides, warm climates
economic push factors
poor working conditions
economic pull factors
wealthy oil producing countries
economic opportunities
social push factors
family moving
social pull factors
family in another country
remittance
transfer money to family in country of origin
unauthorized immigrants
those who enter a country without paper documents
most unauthorized immigrants
Mexico
unauthorized children brought to the US
1 million
unauthorized child births
4.5 million
key modifications in US quotas since 1921
global quota rise to 700,000
US immigration quota preferences
family reunification
skilled workers
diversity lottery
brain drain
large scale of emigration by talented people
family based migration
migration of people to specific location cus family migrated there
immigration patterns in Europe
people migrating towards western Europe
attitude towards guest workers
protected by minimum wage laws, labor union contracts, etc.
attitude towards immigrants
blamed for crime, unemployment, high welfare cost
effects of European immigration
immigrants fill low paying jobs people dont want
diversity
