Migration 2.10, Causes Of migration Flashcards

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Immigration

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 Movement to location

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Emigration

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Movement from a location

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Push factors

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Why people leave a location

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Pull factors

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Why people come to a location

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Net migration

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The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants

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Mobility

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 the ability to move

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Social push factors

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Discrimination

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Social pull factors

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Freedom, family

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What is a case study of social factors affecting migration?

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There are more men in China, so woman from other countries migrate there

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Political push factors

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War, repressive laws

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Political pull factors

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Peace and asylum

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Asylum

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Safety from oppression

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What is a case study of political factors affecting migration?

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In 1959 anti-communists left Cuba for the US for asylum

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Natural push factors

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Natural disasters, drought, crop failure, intense climate

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Natural pull factors

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More desirable land, stable climate

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What is a case study of natural factors affecting migration?

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In 2005 more than 1 million people were displaced from hurricane Katrina

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Who created the migration transition model?

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Wilbur Zelinsky

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What does migration transition state?

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The types of migration from an area depend on its DTM stage

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What happens in the first stage of the migration transition model?

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Not much migration from the area

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What happens in the second stage of the migration transition model?

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International migration from the area EMMIGRATION

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What happens in stages three and four of the migration transition model?

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Internal migration

22
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What does distance decay state for migration?

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It states that people are more attracted to areas that are closer to them then further away

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What is the distance decay attraction for migration?

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People are less likely to move to a place the further it goes from them

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What is the first law in Ravenstein’s laws of migration?

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Migration is usually short in distance

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What is the second law of ravenstein’s laws of migration?

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Migration occurs in steps

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What is the third law in Ravenstein’s laws of migration

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Urban areas attract long distances, and rural areas