Unit 6 - Global population mobility Flashcards
(41 cards)
Central sites for advanced services and facilities of telecommunication which are necessary for the execution and management of global economic activities
Major nodes in the interconnected systems of information and money
Global cities
consist of indicators and parameters used to determine and measure the categories of global cities
Global city index
presence of headquarters, service firms, number of international conferences, value of goods through ports and airports
Business activity
Size of foreign born population, quality of universities, number of international schools, international student population
Human capital
accessibility of major news TV, number of international bureau
Information exchange
number of sporting events, museums, performing arts venues
Cultural exchange
number of embassies, consulates, international organizations, political conference
Political engagement
Evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their magnetism or their comprehensive power to attract people
Global power index
refers to market attractiveness, economic vitality, business environment
Economy
refers to research background, readiness for accepting and supporting researches, and research achievemnt
Research and development
refers to trendsetting potential, accommodation environment, dining shopping, volume of interaction
Cultural interaction
refers to working environment, cost of living, security, and safety, and life support functions
Livability
refers to ecology, pollution, and natural environment
Environment
refers to international transport infrastructure and inner city transportation
Accessibility
scientific study of the determinants and consequences of human population needs
Demography
refers to transition from high birth and death rate to low birth rate and death rate as a country from pre industrialization to an industrialized economic system
demographic transition
was the first person to draw widespread attention to the two components of natural increase-births and deaths
Thomas Malthus
high and unstable birth and death rates
Stage 1: preindustrial society
High birth rate, falling deathrate, high population growth
Stage 2: Early industrial society
low deathrate, falling birthrate
Stage 3: late industrial society
low birth and death rate
Stage 4: post industrial society
is the crossing of the boundary of a political or administrative unit for a certain minimum period of time.
Migration
most complex component of population change by providing an important network for the diffusion of ideas and information
Migration
any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or with state away from his/her habitual place of residence
Migrant