Chapter 5 | Migration

________ concluded that there are factors that "push "and "pull "people to and from any given location.

________ has transformed migration is a myriad of ways, both negative and positive.

All types of movement from one location to another, whether temporary or permanent or over short or long distances

________ to reproductive health care promotes empowerment, and the urban lifestyle offers women some independence from their families, which might allow them to escape some of the traditional restrictions placed on them.

Temporary, repetitive movements that recur on a regular basis

The permanent movement of people from one place to another

________ indicates that climate change contributes to crop failure and water scarcity, intensifies storms, and causes sea levels to rise, displacing people from their homes around the world.

Movement away from a location

Movement into a location

The difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a location, such as a city or a country

In general, ________ are more vulnerable to and targeted for violence, human trafficking, and sexual discrimination than males.

A model that predicts the interaction between two or more places; geographers derived the model from Newton’s law of universal gravitation

Historically, the ________ and freedom have served as compelling pull factors for countless migrants.

A negative cause that compels someone to leave a location

Changes in ________- floods, drought, volcanic eruptions- have always spurred migrations.

A positive cause that attracts someone to a new location

Type of migration in which people make the choice to move to a new place

Type of migration in which people are compelled to move by economic, political, environmental, or cultural factors

________ help those in the country of origin greatly.

International migration in which people retain strong cultural, emotional, and financial ties with their countries of origin

Movement within a country’s borders

A concept that states that the longer a journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it will involve

The ________ was worsened by a policy requiring asylum seekers to remain in the first EU country they entered and stay there to apply for asylum.

The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter

Type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there

Series of smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination

Once a(n) ________ is approved for refugee status, the host country is expected to provide civil rights, the right to work, and access to social services.

An occurrence that holds migrants back

Originally, the ________ defined refugees as people who leave their home countries out of fear of persecution.

________ conditions, including intense heat, drought, or substantial flooding, can push people from affected regions.

An occurrence that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice

________ policy and government action have influenced a number of important migrations in American history.

________ on the internet is also a factor, however, and can be problematic for finding safe passage and knowing who to rely on when in a new community.

A migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor

Migration pattern in which migrant workers move back and forth between their country of origin and the destination country where they work temporary jobs

A person who is forced to leave his or her country for fear of persecution or death

The right to protection in a country

A migrant seeking refugee status

Person who has been forced to flee his or her home but remains within the country’s borders

Between 1916 and 1970, more than 6 million ________ moved from the South to industrialized cities in the Northeast, Midwest, and West.

________ can be dangerous, time consuming, and demanding.

Defined by the United Nations as “the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion)”

To return to one’s home country

Movement from one region of the country to another

________ for migration are often push factors involving discrimination, persecution, and political instability resulting from cultural diversity.

Movement within one region of the country

Limit on the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year

Networks of relatives and friends

________ who are educated or skilled are often willing to work for less pay than native citizens.

A shortage of people trained in a particular industry

All types of movement from one location to another, whether temporary or permanent or over short or long distances

Temporary, repetitive movements that recur on a regular basis

The permanent movement of people from one place to another

Movement away from a location

Movement into a location

The difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a location, such as a city or a country

A model that predicts the interaction between two or more places; geographers derived the model from Newtons law of universal gravitation

A negative cause that compels someone to leave a location

A positive cause that attracts someone to a new location

Type of migration in which people make the choice to move to a new place

Type of migration in which people are compelled to move by economic, political, environmental, or cultural factors

International migration in which people retain strong cultural, emotional, and financial ties with their countries of origin

Movement within a countrys borders

A concept that states that the longer a journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it will involve

The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter

Type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there

An occurrence that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice

A migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor

Migration pattern in which migrant workers move back and forth between their country of origin and the destination country where they work temporary jobs

A person who is forced to leave his or her country for fear of persecution or death

The right to protection in a country

A migrant seeking refugee status

Person who has been forced to flee his or her home but remains within the countrys borders

Defined by the United Nations as "the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion)"

To return to ones home country

climate refugees

The following U.S.-specific examples act as applications of the discussed topics

Movement from one region of the country to another

Movement within one region of the country

Racial prejudice, discrimination, violence and murder, segregation and Jim Crow laws

Limit on the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year

Networks of relatives and friends

People tend to move from less economically developed countries to more developed

a shortage of people trained in a particular industry

Money earned by an emigrant abroad and sent back to his or her home country

The loss of trained or educated people to the lure of work in another-often richer-country

Music, literature, fashion, religion, language, etc

The spread of culture traits through the movement of people

or anit-immigrant beliefs

As working-age people, leave children and the elderly are left behind with few to support them

Money earned by an emigrant abroad and sent back to his or her home country

The loss of trained or educated people to the lure of work in another—often richer—country

The spread of culture traits through the movement of people