Ap Human Geography Chapter 3 Definitions – Flashcards
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migration
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form of relocation diffusion involing permanent move to a new location
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net migration
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the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration
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push factor
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factors that induce people to leave old residences
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types of push factors
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lack of economic opportunity, lack of cultural freedom, lack of environmental abundance, refugee situation
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floodplain
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the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
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internal migration
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permanent movement within a particular country
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voluntary migration
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permanent movement undertaken by choice
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undocumented immigrants
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people who enter a country without proper documents
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brain drain
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large scale emigration by talented people
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emigration
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migration from a location
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mobility
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the ability to move
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pull factor
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factors that induce people to move to a new location
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intervening obstacle
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an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
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interregional migration
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permanent movement from one region of a country to another
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forced migration
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permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
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chain migration
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migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
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guest workers
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workers who migrate to MDCs usually from LDCs to work a job for a certain amount of time
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immigration
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migration to a new location
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circulation
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short term, cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
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refugees
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people who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution
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international migration
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permanent movement from one country to another
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intraregional migration
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permanent movement within one region of a country to another
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migration transition
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change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition
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quotas
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laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
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counterurbanization
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net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
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economic
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most significant push/pull factor
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evironmental
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weakest push/pull factor
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example of a cultural intervening obstacle
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language
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example of an economic intervening obstacle
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lack of money
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example of an environmental intervening obstacle
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ocean
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distance decay
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the farther apart things are, the less likely they are to interact unless they're connected by techonology
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political migration
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refugees
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economic migration
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migrants looking for jobs
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interregional migration in russia
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to build up an adequate labor force of new factories built near resource-rich locations interregional migration occured here, but in the Far North, many people resisted due to its harsh climate so the government offered incentives to move there but people still really didn't want to move there and instead would go and work for a short period of time and migrate back to their homes to be replaced by another wave of migrants, usually young males willing to work during school vacations.
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interregional migration in brazil
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the government moved the capital from the coast to an inland area to encourage migration from the coast to the rest of the country.
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interregional migration in indonesia
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government pays for the migration of its people from intensly population islands to less populated islands. the families recieve 5 acres of land, materials to build a house, seeds and pesticides, and food to tide them over until the crops are ready. the number of participants has declined in recent years, mostly due to environmental problems with the islands they were sent to.
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interregional migration in europe
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its people migrate, usually for economic gain.
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interregional migration in india
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government limits peoples' mobility; one must have a permit to migrate to the State of Assam
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urbanization
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intraregional migration of people in search of economic opportunity; in LDCs it equals rich people, in MDCs it equals poor people
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deurbanization
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migration that occurs by people pulled by the suburban lifestyle in MDCs; in LDCs its because they can't afford to live in the cities
