Migration 🦋 Flashcards
What is Migration?
Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily
Immigrate?
Emigrate?
> Immigrating is the act of entering a foreign country to live
Emigrating is the act of leaving a country to live in another
Rural?
Urban?
> Rural is the geographical regions located in the outer part of the cities
Urban is the cities and towns
What is Urbanization?
Increasing the number of people living in the urban area, the process in which urban living pattern supersede rural living patterns
Effects of Urbanization?
Negative-Increasing population, lack of resources, destruction of habitat
Positive-Economic development, Development if housing , access to better living standards
Types of Migration
> Internal- change of residence within national boundaries
International-someone who moves to a different country
Force-when people are not made to leave their home. Usually caused by violence, natural disaster, or political reasons
Voluntary-migrant has a choice whether or not to migrate