Chapter Three Flashcards
Migration
A permanent move to a new location.
Mobility
All types of movement between locations.
Circulation
Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that occur on a regular basis.
Migration Transition
A change in the migration pattern in a society that results from the social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.
International Migration
A permanent move from one country to another. (two types)
Voluntary Migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
Forced Migration
Permanent movement compelled by political, cultural, or environmental factors.
Internal Migration
A permanent move within the same country. (two types)
Interregional Migration
Permanent movement from one region of a country to another. Historically, the main type of interregional migration has been from rural to urban areas in search of jobs.
Intraregional Migration
Permanent movement within one region. The main type of intraregional migration has been within urban areas, from older cities to newer suburbs.
Emigration
Migration FROM a location.
Immigration
Migration TO a location.
Net Migration
The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants of a place.
Counterurbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas in developed countries.
Push Factor
Induces people to move out of their present location.
Pull Factor
Induces people to move into a new location.
Intervening Obstacle
An environmental or political feature that hinders migration.
Step Migration
Migration that follows a path of a series of stages or steps toward a final destination.
Refugee
People who are forced from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.
Asylum Seeker
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee.
Floodplain
The area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends.
Remittance
The transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated.
Unauthorized Immigrants
A person who enters a country without proper documents to do so.
Quota
A law establishing a maximum limit on the number of people who can immigrate into a country.
Brain Drain
Large-scale emigration by talented people.
Family Based Migration
The migration of people to a specific location because relatives previously migrated there.
Guest Worker
A term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Norther and Western Europe, usually from Souther and Eastern Europe or North Africa, in search of a higher paying job.
Circular Migration
The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment. (By letting their people work elsewhere, poorer countries reduce their own unemployment problems. Immigrants also help their native countries by sending remittances back home to their families.)
