Human Geo 3.1 Questions Flashcards
Why do geographers study migration/why is it important? (2 reasons)
- Migration is important in explaining changes in population in various places and regions
- When people migrate, they take with them to their new home cultural values and economic practices.
What are some examples of circulation?
- Journeying every weekday from their homes to places of work or education
-Journeying once a week to shops, places of worship, or recreation areas.
What are 2 examples of seasonal mobility?
- College students move to a residence hall each fall and reutn home the following spring
- Some elderly people move to warmer climates in winter, then back home in the summer.
Why does migration occur much less frequently than mobility?
Because it produces profound changes for individuals and entire cultures. A permanent move to a new location disrupts traditional cultural ties and economic patterns in one region.
What makes relocation diffusion more feasible than in the past?
The changing scale generated by modern transportation systems. Additionally, thanks to modern communications systems, relocation diffusion is no longer essential for transmittal of ideas from one place to another.
Culture and economy can diffuse rapidly around the world through forms of _________ __________
Expansion diffusion.
Most people migrate in search of what 3 objectives:
- Economic opportunity
- Cultural freedom
- Environmental comfort
What 3 groups can Ravensteins principles be organized into?
- The distance that migrants typically move
- The reasons why migrants move
- The characteristics of migrants
According to the migration transition, international migration is primarily a phenomenon of countries in what stage of the DTM?
Stage 2. Internal migration is more important in stages 3 and 4.
At a global scale, what are the 3 largest flows of migrants?
- From Latin America to North America
- From Asia to Europe
- From Asia to North America
What regions have net out-migration and what regions have net in-migration?
Net out-migration: Asia, Latin America, and Africa
Net in-migration: North America, Europe, and South Pacific.
Is there a larger number of internal migrants or international migrants?
Internal migrants are much more numerous than international migrants.
Why do people find migration within a country less traumatic than international migration?
Because they find familiar language, foods, broadcasts, literature, music, and other social customs after they move.
If the number of immigrants exceeds the number of emigrants, what is the net migration?
The region has net in-migration.
In 2017, where did the largest numbers of migrants come from? Where did the largest number of migrants go to?
Came from Asia. Went to Asia or Europe.