AP Human Geography Chapter 3 Key Issue #1 – Flashcards
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What are push factors?
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Factors that influence peole to move out of their location - bad factors
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What are Pull Factors?
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Factors that influence people to move into a new location- good factors
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List some economic push factors
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- Few job opportunities - negative perception
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List some economic pull factors
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- available jobs - positive perception - Europeans lured to America because pf perceptual wealth
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List some cultural push factors
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- slavery - political instability - forced international migration - refugee camps
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List some cultural pull factors
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- democratic countries - offer individual choice - education - escape - freedom from communists
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List some environmental push factors
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- hazardous regions - too much or too little water - flood plains - drought - pollution and climate
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List some environmental pull factors
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- physically attractive regions - retirement locations: Florida
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Define intervening obstacle
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An environmental/cultural feature that hinders migration
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Give examples of *physical* intervening obstacles
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Bodies of water, which have kept millions from migrating in the past Mountains, deserts.
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Give examples of *transportation* intervening obstacles
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Before modern technology, people walked or traveled by horses. It was difficult because of hostile conditions
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Give examples of *political concerns/laws* as intervening obstacles
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A migrant needs a passport to legally migrate from a country, and q visa to legally immigrate to a new country
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What is the difference between *international* migration and *internal* migration?
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International migration: permanent movement from one country to another Internal migration: permanent movement within the same country
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What is the difference between *interregional* migration and *intraregional* migration.
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Interregional: movement from one region of a country to another Intraregional: movement between one region
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What type of international migration push factor is responsible for voluntary migration?
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Economic improvement- search for food or jobs
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What type of international migration push factor is responsible for force migration (refugees)
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Cultural factors - could be by violent actions of other people
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In demographic transition, in terms of migration, state what you might find in each stage. Stage 1:
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High CBR and CDR, low NIR High daily or seasonal mobility in search of food - not permanent
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In demographic transition, in terms of migration, state what you might find in each stage. Stage 2:
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High NIR, declining CDR Migration into the country, regional migration from rural area to cities
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In demographic transition, in terms of migration, state what you might find in each stage. Stage 3:
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Moderate NIR- low CDR International migration= economic opportunities/internal migration within countries move from cities to surrounding suburbs
