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24 Cards in this Set
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Brain Drain
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Large scale emigration by talented people
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Chain Migration
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Migration of people to specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality that previously migrated there
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Circulation
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Short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
closed routes = activity space ex: college student movements to campus in fall and hone in spring |
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Counterbanization
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Net migration from urban to rural areas
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Emigration
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Migration from a location
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Floodplain
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Area subject to flooding during a specific number of years based on historical trends
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Forced Migration
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migrant compelled to move by cultural factors such as boundaries of new states drawn to segregate ethnic groups or if on the "wrong side"
ex: LOST BOYS |
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Guest Workers
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Citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East
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Immigration
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migration to a location
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Internal Migration
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Permanent movement within the same country
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International Migration
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Permanent movement from one country to another
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Interregional Migration
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Movement from one region to another in a country
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Intervening Obstacles
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Environmental or cultural features that hinder migration
Tangible: mtns, rivers, deserts, walls, etc. Intangible: language, government, religion, rules, etc. |
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Intraregional Migration
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Movement within one region
Ex: cities to suburbs |
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Migration
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Permanent movement to new location; type of relocation diffusion; produces profound changes for individual and entire cultures
- Can be voluntary or forced - Lost boys emigrated from Sudan and Immigrated to the US |
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Migration Transition
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A change in the migration pattern in a society that results from the social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition
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Consists of changes in a society comparable to those in the demographic transition
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Mobility
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More general term covering all types of movements from one place to another
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Net Migration
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Difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants
Net-in and Net-out migration |
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Pull Factor
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Induces people to move into new locations
Centripetal |
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Push Factor
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Induces people to move out of present location
Centrifugal |
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Quotas
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Maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the US from each country during a one year period
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Refugees
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People who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, or political opinion
- have no home until the county allows them in or conditions have improved - 33 million as of 2005 |
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Undocumented Immigrants
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Unauthorized immigrants who immigrate to another country without proper documents (illegal)
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Voluntary Migration
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Implies that the migrant has chosen to move for economic improvement
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