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immigration
Moving into a population
emigration
Leaving a population
demographic accounting equation
calculates population and population increase based on CBR, CDR, and net migration
mobility
ability to move from one place to another
circulation
Repetitive movement
economic migration
Movement of migrants to improve financial income or standard of living.
cultural migration
The cultural attitudes, perceptions, and symbolic values that shape decision-making processes around, and experiences
environmental migration
movement of people because of a natural disaster
voluntary migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
forced migration
Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
distance decay
the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction
Stage 2 of Zelinsky's Migration Transition
large emigration begins; rural-to-urban
Stage 3 of Zelinsky's Migration Transition
high emigration but maybe some immigration; rural-to-urban
Stage 4 of Zelinsky's Migration Transition
high immigration; urban-to-suburban
Countries with net-in
Europe, N. America, South Pacific, SW Asia
Countries with net-out
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Step migration
migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages
return migration
immigrants moving back to their former home
chain migration
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
rest belt -> sun belt relationship
businesses relocating to the south due to lower wages, taxes, and less unionized; shifts from agricultural based to industry
Rural-to-urban migration
the movement of people from the countryside to the city
urban-to-suburban migration
population shift from central urban areas into suburbs
advantages to urban-suburban migration
less crowded, larger homes, still moderately close to the city
Urban+Suburban-to-Rural
mainly retirees, tired of the busy, not very common
exurbs
Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs.
push factor
why you leave/emigrate
pull factor
why you choose the destination
internally displaced person
someone who is forced to flee home but who remains within their country
asylum seeker
a migrant hoping to be declared a refugee in a foreign country
refugee
person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster
asylum synonym
safety
Desertification
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
remittance
transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated
guest workers
legal immigrant who has work visa, usually short term; skewed males
Ravenstien's Law (3 groups)
distance migrants move, reasons why they move, characteristics of migrants
Quota (migration)
maximum limit of immigrants allowed
brain drain
emigration of highly skilled professionals
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