Chapter 5 Flashcards
(13 cards)
A city generally considered to be an essential node in the global economic system
Global City
Generate above average economic output and income per worker
Advanced producer service population node
Measures how big cities are on some metrics like GDP
Economic Giants
Measures the importance of a city in the international flows of people and goods
International Gateway
Distinction of Hub to determine if it is national, regional, or international
Political and Cultural Hub
Human population grew slowly
Population changed only gradually
Rising life expectancy can bolster an economy by creating a greater incentive to save and to education
Global Demography
Also alters population patterns
Migration
Entering another country, making it the person’s permanent residence
Immigrating
Leaving a country
Emigrating
Is a person who is leaving one country to live in another
Emigrant
Is a person who is entering a country from another
Immigrant
Is a person who has moved to a new country because of a problem in their former home
Refugee
Types of human migration
Internal Migration
External Migration
Emigration
Immigration
Return Migration
Seasonal Migration