Unit 2: Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
migration
the permanent or semi-permanent relocation of people from one place to another
voluntary migration
a movement made by choice
push factors
negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where they live
pull factors
they usually choose a destination based on its positive conditions and circumstances
asylum
protection from the danger they faced in their home country
intervening obstacles
barriers that make reaching their desired destination more difficult
Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration
read section on page 77
distance decay
the phenomenon that the further apart two places are, the less likely it is that people will migrate between those places
gravity model of migration
the belief in the greater pull in larger communities, and the assumption that more people are likely to migrate from a large community than a small one
step migration
a process in which migrants reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves
counter migration
each migration flow produces a movement in the opposite direction
return migration
immigrants moving back to their former home
forced migration
a type of movement in which people do not choose to relocate, but do so under threat of violence
internally displaced person
if migrants move to another part of the same country, they are classified as…
refugees
if an internally displaced person cross international borders, and they have a well-founded fear that they will be harmed if they return home
chain migration
when people move to communities where relatives of friends migrated previously
ethnic enclaves
neighborhoods filled primarily with people of the same ethnic group
xenophobia
a strong dislike of people who practice another culture
brain drain
when migration out of a country is made up of many highly skilled people
remittances
money immigrants send to their family and friends in the country they left
