Chapter 2 Migration FRQ

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Migration

permanent move to a new location

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Migration is important because...

When people migrate they bring their -cultural values -economic practices

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mobility

Term that covers all types of movements from one place to another.

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circulation

short term, repative movements (daily, monthly, annually)

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Raven steins three grous\ps

  1. The distance migrants move 2.The reason migrants move

  2. The characteristics of migrants

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Migration transition

a change in the migration pattern in a sociy that results from social and economic changes

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immigration

Migrants moving to a location

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emigration

Migration FROM a location (exit)

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international migration

a permanent move from on country to another

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Voluntary migration

migrant has chosen to move usually for economic reasons

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Forced migration

migrant has been compleed by poltical/envoirment factors

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three largest flows of migrants are

Latin America-- North America Asia-- Europe Asia--North America

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Internal Migration

PERMEANT move within the same country

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Interregional Migration

movement from on region of the country to another

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Intraregional migration

Movement with ONE region

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Net migration

difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants

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The net migration is positive if...

the number of immigrants exceed the number of emigrants

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The net migration is negative if...

the number of emigrants exceed the number of immigrants

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Remittance

The transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated

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brain drain

depletion or loss of intellectual and technical people in a country because they emigrated out.

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Pull factor

Something that atracks people to an area

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Push Factor

Something the makes people want to leave an aera

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Chain migration

social process by which immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination.

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Migration Field

Where a nation of people move to

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Stage 1 MT

High daily or seasonal mobility. People migrate for food and survival (more seasonal)

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Stage 2 MT

High International immigration and internal migration from rural to urban areas

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Stage 3 MT

High international immigration and intraregional migration from cities to suburbs. (less international)

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Migration transition

change in the migration pattern in society that results from social and economic changes

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Four main catorys of pull factors are

economic, political,cultural,envoirnmental

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intervening obstacle

An environment or political feature that hinders migration

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Step migration

migration that follows a path of series of stages towards a final destination

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refugee

has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations, or general violence

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internally displaced person (IDP)

has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee, but has NOT left the COUNTRY.

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asylum seeker

someone who has migrated to another country in hope to be recognized as a refugee.

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