Migration quiz Flashcards
Cyclical movement
When people move back-and-forth between two places or a few locations
Periodic movement
Similar to cyclical movement ( longer in duration)
Moving back and forth to two or differnt locations for several years
Impelled migration
Choosing to migrate because you’re forced on migrating involuntarily because of circumstances.
Gross migration
Total number of people people that leave and enter a country
Net migration
The difference between the number of people who leave, and the number of people who enter a country
Out migration
The total number of people who leave a country
In migration
The total number of people who move in a country
Refugee
Person living outside of his or her country who cannot return home because of fear of injury or persecution
Internally displaced person
Person displaced in their own country
Repatriation (deportation)
Process of moving refugees back to their home country
Ravenstein law
Most migrants move only a short distance
Life cycle factors
Migrants move at significant times in their lives, like birth of a child or death of a spouse
Factor mobility model
Argues that migrants move from low wage to high wage areas
Push factors
Negative conditions that push people away and encourage migration
Pull factors
Positive conditions of a place that attracts migrants
