Chapter 5 RG Flashcards
Push Factor
A negative cause that attracts someone to leave a location
Pull Factor
A positive cause that attracts someone to go to a location
Friction of Distance
A concept that states that the longer a journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it involves
Transhumance
The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter months
Chain Migration
Type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there
Step Migration
Series of smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination
Guest Workers
A migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor
Asylum
The right to protection in a country
Repatriate
To return to ones home country
Quotas
Limit on the number of immigrants allowed in a country each year