MIGRATION ANALYSIS Flashcards
PERMANENT CHANGE OF RESIDENCE THAT REQUIRES CROSSING AN ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY FROM PLACE OF ORIGIN TO PLACE OF DESTINATION MIGRATION RATE?
MIGRATION
THE RATIO OF MIGRANTS TO THE TOTAL MID-YEAR POPULATION DURING A GIVEN PERIOD EXPRESSED PER 1,000 POPULATION?
MIGRATION RATE
REASONS FOR IMMIGRATING (MOVING INTO A PLACE) BECAUSE OF SOMETHING DESIRABLE?
PULL FACTORS
PULL FACTORS EXAMPLE?
NICER CLIMATE, SECURITY, ENJOYMENT, FAMILY LINKS, BETTER FOOD SUPPLY, EDUCATION, FREEDOM & NETWORK OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
REASONS FOR MIGRATING (LEAVING A PLACE) BECAUSE OF A DIFFICULTY?
PUSH FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS EXAMPLE?
FOOD SHORTAGE, PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS, WAR, NOT ENOUGH JOB, EARN HIGHER INCOMES, POOR MEDICAL CARE AND FEW OPPORTUNITIES
MOVING TO A NEW HOME WITHIN A STATE, COUNTRY, OR CONTINENT?
INTERNAL MIGRATION
MOVING TO A NEW HOME IN A DIFFERENT STATE, COUNTRY, OR CONTINENT?
EXTERNAL MIGRATION
LEAVING ONE COUNTRY TO MOVE TO ANOTHER (E.G., THE PILGRIMS EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND)?
EMIGRATION
MOVING INTO A NEW COUNTRY (E.G., THE PILGRIMS IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA)?
IMMIGRATION
A SERIES OF SHORTER, LESS EXTREME MIGRATIONS FROM A PERSON’S PLACE OF ORIGIN TO FINAL DESTINATION SUCH AS MOVING FROM A FARM, TO A VILLAGE, TO A TOWN, AND FINALLY TO A CITY?
STEP MIGRATION
WHEN A GOVERNMENT FORCES A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE OUT OF A REGION, USUALLY BASED ON ETHNICITY OR RELIGION; ALSO KNOWN AS AN INVOLUNTARY OR FORCED MIGRATION?
POPULATION TRANSFER
INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT FORCED OUT OF THEIR COUNTRY, BUT LEAVE BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE SITUATIONS SUCH AS WARFARE, POLITICAL PROBLEMS, OR RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION?
IMPELLED MIGRATION (ALSO CALLED “RELUCTANT” OR “IMPOSED” MIGRATION)
THE PROCESS OF MOVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN RESPONSE TO LABOR OR CLIMATE CONDITIONS (E.G., FARM WORKERS FOLLOWING CROP HARVESTS OR WORKING IN CITIES OFF-SEASON; “SNOWBIRDS” MOVING TO THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DURING WINTER)?
SEASONAL MIGRATION
THE VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS OF IMMIGRANTS BACK TO THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN; ALSO KNOWN AS CIRCULAR MIGRATION?
RETURN MIGRATION
A SERIES OF MIGRATIONS WITHIN A FAMILY OR DEFINED GROUP OF PEOPLE; WHICH OFTEN BEGINS WITH ONE FAMILY MEMBER WHO SENDS MONEY TO BRING OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE NEW LOCATION. CHAIN MIGRATION RESULTS IN MIGRATION FIELDS THE CLUSTERING OF PEOPLE FROM A SPECIFIC REGION INTO CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS OR SMALL TOWNS?
CHAIN MIGRATION
THE ATTRACTION OF A PARTICULAR PLACE IS USUALLY BASED ON ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, OR ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION. THESE ATTRIBUTES ARE OFTEN USED AS BASIS FOR COMPARISON IN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE A BETTER LIVING CONDITION?
PLACE UTILITY
OPPORTUNITIES NEARBY ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN EQUAL OR SLIGHTLY BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FARTHER AWAY, SO MIGRANTS TEND TO SETTLE IN A LOCATION CLOSER TO THEIR POINT OF ORIGIN IF OTHER FACTORS ARE EQUAL?
INTERVENING OPPORTUNITIES
PEOPLE TEND TO GRAVITATE TOWARDS A CLOSER DISTANCE FROM THEIR GIVEN LOCATION. (EX. BOAT PEOPLE IN SABAH/KOTA KINABALU). SINCE IT WOULD BE MORE PRACTICAL TO TRAVEL CLOSE, ASIDE FROM THE FAMILIARITY WITH THE CONDITION AND CULTURE?
DISTANCE DECAY
