Migration Flashcards

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1
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permanent international migration

A

movement of people between countries

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2
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emigration

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when someone leaves a country

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3
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immigration

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when someone enters a country

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4
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migration blanace

A

difference between immigrants and emigrants

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5
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net migration loss

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lose more people through emigration than gain through immigration

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net migration gain

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receive more people by immigration then lose by emigration

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7
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types of migration and example

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permanent : stay there forever

seasonal: several months or weeks

semi permanent : for several years

daily : france to switzerland

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8
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internal migration

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zurich to geneva

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9
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internation migration

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egypt to guatemala

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10
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two types of international migration and reason

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voluntary : employment, social

forced : wars, political persecution, natural disaster

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reasons for people migrating

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economic : work

social : closer to family

political : war or religious/political persecution

environmental : natural disasters

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refugees

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people forced to leave country for fear of persecution or natural disasters and other shit

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asylum seekers

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people who left home and applied for protection granted by state and recognition as refugee and wiating for application

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illegal immigrant

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people who enter a country with min belongings and no personal documents eg passport

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15
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economic refugee

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people who make conscious choice to leave country knowing they can go back whenever

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16
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counterurbanisation

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process by which people and employment move away from major cities to smaller settlements

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carry capacity

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population level that can be supported given quantity of food habitat water and other shit

18
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4 pull factors

A

climate

job opportunities better paid and shit

better transport

newer better housing (quality)

fewer polluted industrial environments

better services

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push factors (4)

A

older poorer quality housing

bad climate

exhaustion of minerals

poorly paid jobs

poorer transport links

polluted former industrial environments

20
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demographic equation

A

calculates population change finds decrease/increase in a population

21
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what is the demographic equation

A

(births - deaths) + net migration

22
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advantages of migration for losing country

A

money sent home by migrants

migrants might come home skilled

decreases pressure on jobs and resources

23
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disadvantages of migration for losing country

A

people of working age leave reducing potential work force

gender imbalances, men seek employment elsewhere women and kids left

brain drain if skilled workers leave

24
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advantages of migration for receiving country

A

richer more diverse country

reduces labour shortages

migrants prepared to take low paid jobs

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disadvantages for receiving country

A

increases cost of services like education and health care

overcrowding

disagreements between religions and cultures

26
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migrant workers

A
people who migrate to wealthier country hoping to find work 
might move with intention to 
return having earned fortune
bring family to join them
working seasoybat harbest times
27
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define migration

A

movement of people from one place to another