Ap Human Geography: Migration Flashcards

4938290315	Relocation Diffusion	The spread of characteristics from one place to another	0
4938290316	Migration	Permanent movement to a new location	1
4938290317	Mobility	General term for all types of movement from one place to another	2
4938290318	Circulation	Repetitive movement that occurs on a regular basis	3
4938290319	Emigration	Migration from a location; focus is exit	4
4938290320	Immigration	Migration to a location; focus is coming	5
4938290321	Net migration	Difference between immigrants and emigrants	6
4938290322	Voluntary Migration	Migrants chose to move; economic improvement	7
4938290323	Forced Migration	Migrant is compelled to move; political/environmental factors	8
4938290324	International Migration	Permanent movement from one country to another	9
4938290325	Internal Migration	Permanent movement within a country	10
4938290326	Interregional Migration	Movement from one region of a country to another region	11
4938290327	Intraregional Migration	Movement within a region	12
4938290328	Counterurbanization	Urban to rural	13
4938290329	Urbanization	Rural to urban	14
4938290330	Suburbanization	Urban to suburban	15
4938290331	Push Factors	Persuades people to move out of current location	16
4938290332	Pull Factor	Persuades people to move to a new location	17
4938290333	Refugee	Forced to migrate to a new country due to political/ environmental factors and cannot return due to fear of persecution	18
4938290334	Internally Displaced Persons	Forced to migrated with the same country due to same reasons as a refugee	19
4938290335	Asylum Seeker	Someone who migrated to a new country to be recognized as a refugee	20
4938290336	Floodplain	Area subjected to flooding during a specific number of years based on historic trends	21
4938290337	Guest Worker	Immigrants temporary allowed into a country for a job	22
4938290338	Intervening Obstacle	Environmental/ political factor that stops migration	23
4938290339	Intervening Opportunity	Something better presents itself during migration	24
4938290340	Quota	Limits number of immigrants to Usa annually	25
4938290341	Brain Drain	When talented professionals all migrate to the Usa	26
4938290342	Chain Migration	Migration specific to a specific location because of relatives or people of the same nationality	27
4938290343	Unauthorized Immigrants	Immigrants who enter without proper documents	28
4938290344	Undocumented Immigrant	Term used for people who want more rights for unauthorized immigrants	29
4938290345	Illegal Alien	Term for people who want harsher restrictions for unauthorized immigrants	30
4938290346	Step Migration	Migration doesn't happen all at once it happens in steps	31
4938290347	Place Desirability	How desirable a place is for migrants	32
4938290348	Remittances	Money sent back home by migrants to family members in home country	33
4938290349	Rustbelt	Region known for booming industry	34
4938290350	Sunbelt	Region known for warm climate and growing population due to growing job opportunities	35
4938290351	Migration Selectivity	How likely someone is to migrate based on age, income, and level of education	36
4938290352	Activity Space	The area in which you travel on a daily basis	37
4938290353	Friction of distance	Distance decay	38
4938290354	Gravity Model	Useful in predicting migration patterns, estimating the spatial interaction and movement between two places.	39
4938290355	Migration Stream vs. Counterstream	Arrows on a map that show migration paths, for every migration stream there is usually a counterstream	40
4938290356	Diversity	Few immigrants (by lottery)	41
4938290357	Regions with the Largest Flows	Asia to Europe Asia to North America Latin America to North America	42
4938290358	Typical International Flow	Developing to Developed Countries	43
4938290359	Types of Intraregional Migration	Rural to Urban Urban to Suburban Urban to Rural	44
4938290360	Why are visas granted?	Family Reunification and Specific Employment Placement	45
4938290361	What is the percentage of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico?	58%	46
4938290362	What is a environmental pull factor?	Physically attractive areas	47
4938290363	What is an environmental push factor?	Water; too much or too little	48
4938290364	Rural to Urban reasons	Move for economic opportunities	49
4938290365	Urban to Suburban locations	Mostly in developed countries	50
4938290366	Urban to Rural locations	Happening in developed countries	51