Ap Human Geography Chapter 3 Questions – Flashcards
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Emigration vs. Immigration
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Definition: emigration is from a location, immigration is to a location
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Net Migration
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Definition: the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants
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Zelinsky's Migration Transition
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Definition: consists of changes in a society comparable to those in the demographic transition
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Voluntary vs. Forced Migration
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Definition: voluntary implies the migrant has chosen to move, forced means the migrant has been compelled to move
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Interregional Migration
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Definition: movement from one region of a country to another
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Intraregional Migration
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Definition: movement within one region
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Suburbanization
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Definition: the territory occupied by urban areas rapidly expanded
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Counterurbanization
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Definition: net migration from urban to rural areas
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Refugee
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Definition: been forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of general violence, violations of human rights, or other disasters and cannot return for fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion
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Internationally Displaced Person
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Definition: been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border
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Asylum Seeker
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Definition: someone who has migrated to another in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
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Floodplain
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Definition: the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years
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Guest Worker
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Definition: immigrants from poorer countries were allowed to immigrate temporarily to obtain jobs (1960s Germany and other wealthy European countries)
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Intervening Obstical
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Definition: an environmental or political feature that hinder migration
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Immigration Quotas
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Definition: maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during one-year period
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Brain Drain
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Definition: the large scale of emigration by talented people
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Chain Migration
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Definition: the migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
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Characteristics of Unauthorized Immigrants
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Definition: source country, children, years in the United States, labor sources, distribution
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Characteristics of Migrants
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Definition: most long-distance migrants are male, most long-distance migrants are adult individuals rather than families with children
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Schengen Treaty
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Definition: The Schengen area and cooperation are founded on the Schengen Agreement of 1985. The Schengen area represents a territory where the free movement of persons is guaranteed. The signatory states to the agreement have abolished all internal borders in lieu of a single external border
