Migration Flashcards
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Define primitive migration
Nomadic pastorlism and shifting cultivation practiced by traditional societies
Define forced migration
People forced to move by other people or by disastrous events. People can become asylum seekers
Define impelled migration
People move under a perceived threat, either human or physical. There is still some element of choice and it is not forced.
Define voluntary migration
People are free and able to move
Define mass migration
The movement of large numbers of people from one area to another
Define suburbanisation
Population shift from urban areas into suburbs
Define filtering
Social groups moving from one residential area to another
Define gentrification
Process of making improvements to an area
Define reurbanisation
People of moving bacak into urban areas which had previously been in decline
Define urbanisation
Shift of population from rural to urban areas.
What are some pull factors for migration?
- More job opportunities with higher wages
- No conflict or persecution
- Better public services (education, healthcare)
What are some push factors for migration?
- High unemployment, low wages
- Environmental quality is low, pollution, hazardous environment
- War or persecution, political unrest
- Overall low quality of life
Define chain migration
The movement of people to an area, that consequently causes more people to follow to that area
Define stepped migration
The gradual movement of a rural migrant first to a familar small town nearby, through multiple moves that climb up the settlement hierarchy until a larger city.
Explain how stepped migration occurs
- Initial movement to a slightly bigger settlement, learn new skills, money and confidence developed
- Next move to a larger settlement (e.g regional city) and migrant becomes more aware of employment opportunities + city life
- Next move to larger urban area/conurbation area following e.g a promotion
