Migration Flashcards
the permanent or semi permanent relocation of people from one place to another
Migration
a movement made by choice
voluntary migration
negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where they live, that compels a person to leave
Push Factor
a destinations positive conditions and circumstances
Pull factor
a person who migrates across an international border with the intention of staying permently
immigrant
a person who leaves a country the the intention of not returning
emigrant
when people move away from somwhere
emigrate
a connection between the DTM and migration patterns
migration transition model
barriers that make reaching their desired destination more difficult
intervening obstacles
opportunities en route that disrupt their original migration plan
intervening opportunity
the idea that things near one another are more closely connected than things that are fall apart
distance decay
migrants are most attracted LARGE urban areas and areas with a SHORTER distance from their starting point.
gravity model of migration
Migrants moving from small town to larger town, to small city, to large city
step migration
migration from farms and small villages to offices and large cities
rural-to - urban migration
a movement in the opposite direction of people migrating to a country
counter migration
