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Migration
permanent move to a new location
Migration is important because...
When people migrate they bring their -cultural values -economic practices
mobility
Term that covers all types of movements from one place to another.
circulation
short term, repative movements (daily, monthly, annually)
Raven steins three grous\ps
The distance migrants move 2.The reason migrants move
The characteristics of migrants
Migration transition
a change in the migration pattern in a sociy that results from social and economic changes
immigration
Migrants moving to a location
emigration
Migration FROM a location (exit)
international migration
a permanent move from on country to another
Voluntary migration
migrant has chosen to move usually for economic reasons
Forced migration
migrant has been compleed by poltical/envoirment factors
three largest flows of migrants are
Latin America-- North America Asia-- Europe Asia--North America
Internal Migration
PERMEANT move within the same country
Interregional Migration
movement from on region of the country to another
Intraregional migration
Movement with ONE region
Net migration
difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants
The net migration is positive if...
the number of immigrants exceed the number of emigrants
The net migration is negative if...
the number of emigrants exceed the number of immigrants
Remittance
The transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated
brain drain
depletion or loss of intellectual and technical people in a country because they emigrated out.
Pull factor
Something that atracks people to an area
Push Factor
Something the makes people want to leave an aera
Chain migration
social process by which immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination.
Migration Field
Where a nation of people move to
Stage 1 MT
High daily or seasonal mobility. People migrate for food and survival (more seasonal)
Stage 2 MT
High International immigration and internal migration from rural to urban areas
Stage 3 MT
High international immigration and intraregional migration from cities to suburbs. (less international)
Migration transition
change in the migration pattern in society that results from social and economic changes
Four main catorys of pull factors are
economic, political,cultural,envoirnmental
intervening obstacle
An environment or political feature that hinders migration
Step migration
migration that follows a path of series of stages towards a final destination
refugee
has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations, or general violence
internally displaced person (IDP)
has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee, but has NOT left the COUNTRY.
asylum seeker
someone who has migrated to another country in hope to be recognized as a refugee.
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