Definitions

Question 1

CAPITAL

Answer 1

Capital can take many forms but for the purpose of this section we will refer to capital as money.

Question 2

PERIPHERY AREAS

Answer 2

These areas are poorer and may experience exploitation, economic leakage and out migration. For the purpose of this section we will consider LEDCs in Africa, Central Asia and parts of Latin America to be the periphery.

Question 3

CORE AREAS

Answer 3

These are economically important and attract investment, capital and people. For the purpose of this section we will consider MEDCs like the US, Canada, Western Europe and Japan to be the core areas.

Question 4

LOANS

Answer 4

Money that is borrowed from someone.

Question 5

AID

Answer 5

To provide support or help. Aid can take many different forms ranging from giving money and loans to providing technology and expertise to providing food and rescue teams.

Question 6

DEBT REPAYMENT

Answer 6

The paying back of money that you have borrowed.

Question 7

REMITTANCES

Answer 7

Money sent home to friends and family by migrants living in a different location (often abroad).

Question 8

REPATRIATION OF PROFITS

Answer 8

TNCs operating in foreign countries will normally send any profits made back to the TNC headquarters. This repatriation of profits is sometimes known as economic leakage.

Question 9

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI)

Answer 9

Investment made by overseas governments, businesses or individuals in foreign enterprises.

Question 10

Internal migration

Answer 10

Moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent.

Question 11

External migration

Answer 11

Moving to a new home in a different state, country, or continent.

Question 12

Emigrant

Answer 12

A person who is leaving a country to live in another.

Question 13

Immigrant

Answer 13

A person who is entering a country from another to take up new residence.

Question 14

Net-migration

Answer 14

The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants in an area. When immigrants exceed emigrants, there is net-migrational gain. When emigrants exceed immigrants, there is net-migrational loss.

Question 15

Forced migration

Answer 15

A person has to migrate because of circumstances.

Question 16

Voluntary migration

Answer 16

A person makes the decision to migrate.

Question 17

Push factors

Answer 17

These are the negative reasons that make people want to leave an area.

Question 18

Pull factors

Answer 18

These are the positive reasons that attract people to an area.

Question 19

Refugee

Answer 19

A person who is residing outside the country of their origin due to fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

Question 20

Asylum seeker

Answer 20

A refugee who formally applies to reside in the country the arrive in.

Question 21

Distance-decay

Answer 21

The number of migrants decline as the distance between origin and destination increases. People are more likely to settle in a closer place which they have more knowledge about than in a farther place which they have little understanding of.