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Unit 6 - Global population mobility Flashcards

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Central sites for advanced services and facilities of telecommunication which are necessary for the execution and management of global economic activities
Major nodes in the interconnected systems of information and money

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Global cities

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consist of indicators and parameters used to determine and measure the categories of global cities

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Global city index

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presence of headquarters, service firms, number of international conferences, value of goods through ports and airports

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Business activity

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Size of foreign born population, quality of universities, number of international schools, international student population

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Human capital

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accessibility of major news TV, number of international bureau

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Information exchange

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number of sporting events, museums, performing arts venues

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Cultural exchange

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number of embassies, consulates, international organizations, political conference

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Political engagement

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Evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their magnetism or their comprehensive power to attract people

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Global power index

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refers to market attractiveness, economic vitality, business environment

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Economy

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refers to research background, readiness for accepting and supporting researches, and research achievemnt

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Research and development

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refers to trendsetting potential, accommodation environment, dining shopping, volume of interaction

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Cultural interaction

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refers to working environment, cost of living, security, and safety, and life support functions

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Livability

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refers to ecology, pollution, and natural environment

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Environment

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refers to international transport infrastructure and inner city transportation

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Accessibility

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scientific study of the determinants and consequences of human population needs

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Demography

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refers to transition from high birth and death rate to low birth rate and death rate as a country from pre industrialization to an industrialized economic system

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demographic transition

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was the first person to draw widespread attention to the two components of natural increase-births and deaths

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Thomas Malthus

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high and unstable birth and death rates

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Stage 1: preindustrial society

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High birth rate, falling deathrate, high population growth

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Stage 2: Early industrial society

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low deathrate, falling birthrate

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Stage 3: late industrial society

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low birth and death rate

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Stage 4: post industrial society

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is the crossing of the boundary of a political or administrative unit for a certain minimum period of time.

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Migration

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most complex component of population change by providing an important network for the diffusion of ideas and information

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Migration

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any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or with state away from his/her habitual place of residence

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Migrant

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complex phenomenon that tackles on a municipality of economic, social, security, and several aspects affecting our daily lives in a rapidly interconnecting world

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Global migration

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forces which lead to the inception of migration and to the perpetuation of movement

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Drivers of migration

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employment of a worker outside the Philippines

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Overseas employment

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a person who is to be engaged, is engaged, or engaged, in a remunerated activity in a state of which he or she is not citizen or on board a vessel navigating the foreign seas

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Overseas Filipino worker (OFW)

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its effects drive many Filipinos to find opportunities for employment abroad

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Poverty

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a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Health

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An area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide

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Global health

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the conditions in which people are born, grew, love, work, and age. Influenced by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, local levels
Often responsible for health inequities in countries

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Social Determinants in health

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Refers to global goals which are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity

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Sustainable development goals (SDG)

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refer to chronic diseases which tend to be of long duration and the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors

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Non-communicable disease (NCD)

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highlights the critical role of collaboration in addressing all health issues

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Collaborative

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pertains to the issues transcending national boundaries despite the effects of global health issues

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Transnational

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refers to the importance of developing the evidence based policies which are multidisciplinary focusing on the effects of transnational determinants of wealth

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Research

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focuses in the importance of utilizing evidence based information as basis to improve the quality of health

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Action

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pertain to the importance of using a full range of public health and health promotion strategies in improving health

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Promoting

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Alma Ata declaration and places global health at the frontline of multi stakeholder approaches to health improvement

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Health for all

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refer to the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. This circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources globally

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Social determinants of health

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