Quiz 4 Flashcards
Remittance
the sending of money, checks, etc., to someone at a distance.
Distance decay
the effect of distance on spatial interactions.
Gravity Model
they predict and describe certain behaviors that mimic gravitational interaction.
Transhumance
seasonal movement of people with their live stock between summer and written pastures.
Forced Migration
the movement of people away from their home or region.
step migration
A migration pattern that consists of small and less extreme locational changes.
Chain Migration
When immigrants from a certain town follow the others from that town to a particular city.
Nomadism
A group of people or tribe that have no permanent and move from place to place.
Migration
The process of going from one place to another.
Guest Worker
A foreign worker permitted to work in a country on a temporary basis.
Asylum
A institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill.
Islands of Development
a place built up by a government or corporation to attract foreign investment.
Quotas
A required total amount of something.
Refugees
A person who flees for safety to a foreign country.
Colonization
The process of establishing a colony or form a colony.
