Flashcards in 2.2 Internal migration Deck (14)
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Rural-urban migration
Movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities.
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Counterurbanisation
Process where people move from large urban areas to smaller urban settlements.
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Intra-urban migration
Migration within a single urban area.
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Inter-urban migration
Migration between different urban areas.
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Macro-level
Large scale
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Core
Region of concentrated economic development with advanced systems of infrastructure. Low unemployment and high income.
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Periphery
Region of low or declining economic development. High unemployment and low income.
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Meso-level
Intermediate scale.
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Intervening obstacles
Barriers between point of origin and destination for migrants.
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Micro-level
Small scale.
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Remittances
Money sent home to families by migrants working elsewhere.
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Depopulation
Absolute decline in the population of an area, frequently caused by out-migration.
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Family life cycle
Various stages families with children pass through over time, with corresponding changes in housing needs.
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