AP Human Geography Chapter 3

Migration

A permanent move to a new location.

Mobility

A general term for the movement of humans, which can be short-term or long-term.

Emigration

The act of leaving one's own country to settle in another.

Immigration

The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Net migration

The difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a country.

Ravenstein’s laws

Migration laws proposed by E.G. Ravenstein about the distance, reasons, and characteristics of migrants.

International migration

A permanent move from one country to another.

Voluntary migration

Migration where the individual chooses to move, often influenced by environmental factors.

Forced migration

Migration compelled by cultural or environmental factors.

Interregional migration

Movement from one region of a country to another, often from rural to urban areas.

Intraregional migration

Movement within the same region, often in urban areas.

Push factors

Conditions that drive people to leave their homes.

Pull factors

Conditions that attract people to a new location.

Refugee

A person forced to migrate to avoid armed conflict or persecution.

Internally displaced person (IDP)

A person who is forced to flee their home but remains within their country's borders.

Asylum seeker

A person who migrates to another country hoping to be recognized as a refugee.

Desertification

The process of transforming productive land into unproductive desert, often due to human action.

Remittances

Money earned by migrants that is sent back to family or friends in their country of origin.

Chain Migration

Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.

Unauthorized immigrants

Individuals who enter or remain in a country without legal permission.

Quota laws

Legislations that impose a limit on the number of immigrants allowed to enter a country.

Guest Worker programs

Temporary migration programs allowing foreigners to work in a host country.

Counterurbanization

The demographic and social process whereby people move from urban areas to rural areas.