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42 Cards in this Set
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activity spaces |
the space within which daily activity occurs |
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asylum |
the right to protection in the first country in which a refugee arrives |
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chain migration |
A type of migration that occurs when the migrant chooses a destinations and talks to others at home about that place. This then encourages others from a similar background to move to the same place. |
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colonization |
physical process whereby the colonizer takes over another place putting its own government in charge and either moving its own people into the place or bringing in indentured outsiders to gain control of the people in the land. |
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cyclic movement |
A type of movement that involves shorter periods away from home than periodic movement |
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deportation |
The act of a government sending a migrant out of its country and back to the migrants home country |
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distance decay |
The affects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction |
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emigration |
The process of moving out of an area. This subtracts that area’s population |
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explorer |
a person examining a region that is unknown to them |
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forced migration |
A type of migration that involves the imposition of authority or power, producing involuntary migration |
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genocide |
acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, national, ethnical, racial, or religious group |
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global scale migration |
migration that takes place across international boundaries and between world regions |
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gravity model |
an idea by Ravenstein that suggests that interaction between places is based on their population size and distance between them |
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guest worker |
legal immigrant who has work visa, usually short term |
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immigration |
the process of moving into an area. this adds to the area’s population |
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immigration laws |
laws and regulations designed specifically to control immigration into a place |
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immigration wave |
this is what happens when multiple chain migrations occur and a swell of migrants come to one destination from another |
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internal migration |
migration within boundaries of a single country |
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internally displaced persons (IDPs) |
people who have been displaced within their own countries and do not cross international borders as they flee |
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international migration |
this is movement across country borders. Sometimes it’s referred to as transnational migration |
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intervening opportunity |
this is a situation like an employment option that can affect where someone moves. They may have intended on moving somewhere else, but a new option encourages them in a certain area |
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island of development |
a place (such as a coastal city) established by European colonialism that is well founded in trade. |
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kinship links |
types of push or pull factors that influence of migrants decision to go where family or friends have already found success |
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laws of migration |
a set of rules created by ernst ravenstein to answer why ppl voluntarily migrate |
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migrant labor |
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 |
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migration |
type of movement that implies a degree of permanence. The mover may never return home |
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military service |
forms 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 |
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nomadism |
type of cyclical movement. This is the type of movement that is a matter of survival, culture, and tradition. it’s becoming less and less common. movement around a definite set of places |
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periodic movement |
type of movement that involves longer periods away from home in cyclic movement (ex. a college student that only comes home for the summer, migrant labor, or military service) |
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pull factor |
condition that would make someone want to come to an area |
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push factor |
condition that would make someone want to leave an area |
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quotas |
limits put in the place by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year |
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refugees |
ppl who have fled their country because of political persecution and seek protection in another country |
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regional scale |
reactions occurring within a region in a regional setting |
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remittances |
money that migrants send back to family and friends in their home countries, often cash, forming an important part of the economy in many poorer countries |
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repatriation |
process of returning refugees to their homeland after the violence or turmoil in those places ceases |
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reverse remittances |
flow of money from families in home country to their undocumented migrants families members. Example: Mexican families giving money to undocumented migrants 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 |
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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 |
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step migration |
a type of migration that involve moving in small increments overtime in order to eventually end up in one place (this is usually a rural to urban move) |
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transhumance |
A specialization form of periodic movement in pastoral forming in which ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availability of pastures |
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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 |