Chapter 8

Urban expansion

________ has a gradual effect on migration.

Migration

________: crossing of administrative boundaries, long- distance travel, permanent change in residence.

Rational actor

________ model: the decision to move is based on the assessment of the long- term benefits of relocation in relation to the long- term costs.

Census

________: most comprehensive data source for migration.

Immigrant

________: move into a country.

Emigrant

________: move out of a country.

Economic motives

________ are the most important determinants of migration.

Technological development

________ stimulates migration.

Conservative movement

________: motivated by the desire to escape the situation that poses a significant threat to the well- being.

Distance

________- gravity model: different places within some defined geographical system exert differential gravitational pull (attracting potential migrants)

Non migrants

________: people who changed their address but stayed within the same administrative jurisdiction.

movement

Innovating ________: motivated by the desire to improve ones socioeconomic status.

Migrants

________: people who changed address and who moved to a different administrative jurisdiction.

Neoclassical macroeconomic model

________: differential economic opportunity structures across geographical areas are the key determinants of internal migration patterns.

Migration

________: is a selective process.

Migration

crossing of administrative boundaries, long-distance travel, permanent change in residence

Migrants

people who changed address and who moved to a different administrative jurisdiction

Non-migrants

people who changed their address but stayed within the same administrative jurisdiction

Immigrant

move into a country

Emigrant

move out of a country

Census

most comprehensive data source for migration

Innovating movement

motivated by the desire to improve ones socioeconomic status

Conservative movement

motivated by the desire to escape the situation that poses a significant threat to the well-being

Distance-gravity model

different places within some defined geographical system exert differential gravitational pull (attracting potential migrants)

Intervening opportunities model

the number of people moving a given distance is proportional to the number of opportunities at that distance

Neoclassical macroeconomic model

differential economic opportunity structures across geographical areas are the key determinants of internal migration patterns

Rational actor model

the decision to move is based on the assessment of the long-term benefits of relocation in relation to the long-term costs

Migration

is a selective process

Pre-labour-force years

low chance of migrating

Labour-force stage

the highest probability of migrating

Post-labour-force phase

moderate chance of migrating