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21 Cards in this Set
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Island of development |
A place ( such as a coastal city) established by European colonialism that is well founded in trade Mckinna Copple |
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Kinship links |
Types of push or pull factors that influence a migrants decision to go where family or friends have already found success McKinna Copple |
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Laws of migration |
A set of rules created by Ernest ravenstein to answer why people voluntarily migrate Mckinna Copple |
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Migrant labor |
A common type of periodic movement involving millions of workers in the us and tens of millions of workers worldwide who cross international borders in search of employment and become immigrants in many instances McKinna Copple |
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Migration |
A type of movement that implies a degree of permanence. The mover may never return “home” McKinna Copple |
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Military service |
Form of periodic movement involving as many as 10 million US citizens in a given year including military personnel and their families who are moved to new locations where they will spend tours of duty lasting up to several years McKinna Copple |
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Nomadism |
A type of cyclical movement. This is a type of movement that is a matter of survival, culture, and tradition. It is becoming less and less common. Movement around a definite set of duty lasting up to several years McKinna Copple |
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Periodic movement |
A type of movement that involves longer periods away from home than cyclic movement. (Ex. A college student that only comes home in the summer, migrant labor, or military service) Mckinna Copple |
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Pull factor |
A condition that would make someone want to come to an area Mckinna Copple |
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Push factor |
A condition that would make someone want to leave an area McKinna Copple |
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Quotas |
Limits put into place by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year McKinna Copple |
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Refugees |
People who have fled their country because of political persecution and seek protection in another country McKinna Copple |
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Regional scale |
Interactions occurring within a region in a regional setting McKinna Copple |
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Remittances |
Money that migrants send back to family and friends in their home countries often in cash forming an important part of the economy in many poorer countries McKinna Copple |
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Repatriation |
A process of returning refugees to their homelands after the violence or turmoil in those places ceases Mckinna Copple |
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Reverse remittances |
Flow of money from families in home country to their undocumented migrant family members. (Ex: Mexican families giving money to undocumented migrant workers in the USA) |
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Russification |
The Soviet policy to promote the diffusion of Russian culture throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union McKinna Copple |
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Selective immigration |
Process to control immigration in which people with certain backgrounds (ex. Criminal records poor health or subversive activities) are not allowed to immigrate McKinna Copple |
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Step migration |
A type of migration that involved living in small increments over time in order to eventually end up in one place ( this is usually a rural to urban move) McKinna Copple |
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Transhumance |
A specialized form of periodic movement in pastoral farming in which ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availability of pastures McKinna Copple |
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Voluntary migration |
A type of migration that may occur after a migrant weighs option and choices. This type of migration can be analyzed and understood McKinna Copple |
