Chapter 3 Key Issues

Question 1

reason for studying migration

Answer 1

explain changes in population in areas

Question 2

mobility

Answer 2

all types of movement from 1 place to another

Question 3

circulation

Answer 3

short term, repetitive, /cyclical occurring on a regular basis

Question 4

example of circulation

Answer 4

college students moving residence each fall

Question 5

factors of voluntary migration

Answer 5

economic and environmental

Question 6

factors of forced migration

Answer 6

political or environmental

Question 7

interregional migration

Answer 7

movement from one country to another

Question 8

intraregional

Answer 8

movement within region

Question 9

emigration

Answer 9

migration from a location

Question 10

immigration

Answer 10

migration to a location

Question 11

net migration

Answer 11

difference between # of immigrants and # of emigrants

Question 12

population center

Answer 12

average location of everyone in country

Question 13

intervening obstacle ex

Answer 13

steep mountains, thick forests, natives

Question 14

urban to suburban reason

Answer 14

attracted by suburban lifestyle

Question 15

counterurbanization

Answer 15

net migration from urban to rural areas

Question 16

urban to rural reason

Answer 16

get out of frantic pace of urban life

Question 17

push factors

Answer 17

induces people to move out

Question 18

pull factors

Answer 18

induces people to move in

Question 19

intervening obstacle

Answer 19

environmental/ political feature hinder migration

Question 20

refugee

Answer 20

forced to migrate to avoid conflict

Question 21

internally displaced persons (IDP)

Answer 21

forced to migrate but didn’t cross borders

Question 22

asylum seekers

Answer 22

individual who migrated to another area in hope of being recognized as refugee

Question 23

political push factors

Answer 23

prosecution

Question 24

environmental push factors

Answer 24

bad climate

Question 25

environmental pull factors

Answer 25

mountains, seasides, warm climates

Question 26

economic push factors

Answer 26

poor working conditions

Question 27

economic pull factors

Answer 27

wealthy oil producing countries economic opportunities

Question 28

social push factors

Answer 28

family moving

Question 29

social pull factors

Answer 29

family in another country

Question 30

remittance

Answer 30

transfer money to family in country of origin

Question 30

unauthorized immigrants

Answer 30

those who enter a country without paper documents

Question 31

most unauthorized immigrants

Answer 31

Mexico

Question 32

unauthorized children brought to the US

Answer 32

1 million

Question 33

unauthorized child births

Answer 33

4.5 million

Question 34

key modifications in US quotas since 1921

Answer 34

global quota rise to 700,000

Question 35

US immigration quota preferences

Answer 35

family reunification skilled workers diversity lottery

Question 36

brain drain

Answer 36

large scale of emigration by talented people

Question 37

family based migration

Answer 37

migration of people to specific location cus family migrated there

Question 38

immigration patterns in Europe

Answer 38

people migrating towards western Europe

Question 39

attitude towards guest workers

Answer 39

protected by minimum wage laws, labor union contracts, etc.

Question 40

attitude towards immigrants

Answer 40

blamed for crime, unemployment, high welfare cost

Question 41

effects of European immigration

Answer 41

immigrants fill low paying jobs people dont want diversity