Ap Human Geography Vocab 10/27

Forced Migration 

Migration in which people are compelled to leave their homes because of circumstances such as war, persecution, or natural disasters.

Ravenstein’s Laws

General patterns of migration proposed by geographer Ernst Ravenstein, including that most migrants travel short distances and long-distance migrants often move to major cities.

Gravity Model

A model predicting that migration and interaction between places increase with larger populations and decrease with greater distance.

Push Factors

Negative conditions that encourage people to leave a place.

Voluntary Migration

Migration in which people choose to move, usually to improve their lives.

Transhumance

The seasonal movement of livestock between different grazing areas, often between lowlands and highlands.

Internally Displaced Person

A person forced to leave their home but who remains within their own country's borders.

Asylum

Protection granted by a country to someone who has fled their home country because they fear persecution.

Repatriation

The return of a migrant, refugee, or displaced person to their country of origin.

Remittances 

Money that migrants send back to family or communities in their home country.

Refugees

People who have fled their country because of persecution, conflict, or violence and cannot safely return.

Chain Migration

Migration in which people follow family members or others from their community who have already moved to a new place.

Pull Factors

Positive conditions that attract people to a new place.

Guest Workers

Foreign workers temporarily admitted into a country to fill labor shortages.

Intervening Opportunity

An appealing opportunity that causes a migrant to stop at a closer location instead of continuing to their original destination.