Ap Human Geography Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcard
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Brain Drain
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Large-Scale emigration by talented people Example: When Doctors, Researchers, Scientists and other professionals migrate to countries where they can make better use of their abilities
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Chain Migration
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Migration of People to a specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there Example: Mexicans prefer Texas and California while Cubans prefer Florida because communities of the same origin already reside there.
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Circulation
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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis Example: College kids moving to a dorm in the fall and then going back home again in the spring
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Counter Urbanization
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Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries. Example: More people move out of a city than into it resulting in Net OUT migration
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Emigration
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Migration FROM a location Example: My parents emigrated from Texas
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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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Forced Migration
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Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors. Example: Slavery!! in this case people were physically forced to migrate
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Guest Workers
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Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs. Example: An Italian banker temporarily moves to England in order to make more money banking
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Immigration
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Migration to a new location Example: Mexican families often immigrate into the US
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Internal Migration
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Permanent Movement within a particular country Example: Keith and Dee Ann Boyd move from Texas to New York.
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International Migration
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Permanent movement from one country to another. Example: A family from Asia moves to the US
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Interregional Migration
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Permanent movement from one region of a country to another. Example: Keith and Dee Ann Boyd move from Texas to New York. Most interregional migration is done from RURAL to URBAN cities.
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Intervening Obstacle
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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration Example: As the Hernandez family makes their way to the US, they find themselves in Mexico City with a good job and economic status and, thus, decide to stay.
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Intraregional Migration
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Permanent movement within one region of a country. Example: Sally's family moved down the street to get a larger house
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Migration
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Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location. Example: In the 19th century, lots of Europeans migrated to the US
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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. Example: US!!! we were able to develop as much as we did because immigrants industrialized the US and stimulated economic growth.
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Mobility
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All types of movement from one location to another. Example: Migration, circulation, etc.
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Net Mogration
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The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration. Example: # of immigrants># of emigrants= POSITIVE net migration= Net in Migration (immigration - emigration)
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Pull Factors
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Factor that induces people to move to a new location. Example: Job Opportunities in the US
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Push Factors
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Factor that induces people to leave old residences. Example: Political instability
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Quota
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In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year. Example: Only x amount of immigrants from Mexico are legalized each year.
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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 because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion. Example: Refugees from Rwanda went to neighboring countries such as the Congo and Uganda during the genocide in 1994.
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Undocumented Immigrants
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People who enter a country without proper documents, also known as undocumented immigrants. Example: Unauthorized immigrants screw with the economy and workforce of the US
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Voluntary Migration
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Permanent movement undertaken by choice. Example: The Boyd family moved from Texas to NY by choice--they were not forced
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Boat People
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Vietnamese boat people refers to refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship after the Vietnam War, especially during 1978 and 1979, but continuing until the early 1990s.
