9/23/2022 AP HuG Quiz

Net Migration

difference of number of people to immigrate to and emigrate from in a country (i- e)

Mobility

all types of movement from one place to another.

Chain Migration

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

Brain Drain

the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.

Exurbanites

people who have left the inner city and moved to outlying suburbs or rural areas.

Sun Belt

Geographical region in the United States that stretches from Florida and Virginia all the way to Nevada and southern California.

Cyclic Movement

short- term, repetitive, movements that recur on a regular basis.

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________:: the action or practice of seasonally moving livestock around to other pasture grounds in a cycle.

Interregional Immigration

movement within a country from one region to another.

Intraregional Immigration

movement within a country and within a region.

Guest Workers

a person with temporary permission to work in another country.

Asylum

the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

Brain Drain

the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country

Chain Migration

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

circulation

short-term, repetitive, cyclic movements that recur on a regular basis

Counter-Migration

a migration in the opposite direction

Guest Workers

a person with temporary permission to work in another country

Interregional Immigration

movement within a country from one region to another

Intraregional Immigration

movement within a country and within a region

Migration Transition

idea that through development, countries experience a transition over time from predominantly migrant-sending to migrant-receiving, and emigration eventually falls to zero

Mobility

all types of movement from one place to another

Quotas (Quota Laws)

Established limits by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year

Ravensteins Law of Migration

every migration flow generates a return or counter-migration

Exurbanites

people who have left the inner city and moved to outlying suburbs or rural areas

Remittance

Money sent from immigrants to their family/friends in their home countries

Center of Population

a geographical point that describes a center point of the regions population

Cyclic Movement

short-term, repetitive, cyclic movements that recur on a regular basis

Geographic Center

a countrys physical center point

Transhumance

the action or practice of seasonally moving livestock around to other pasture grounds in a cycle

Cotton Belt

the region of the United States where cotton was the predominant cash crop from the late 18th century into the 20th century

Rust Belt

the geographic region stretching from New York to the Midwest that was once dominated by the coal industry, steel production, and manufacturing

Sun Belt

Geographical region in the United States that stretches from Florida and Virginia all the way to Nevada and southern California