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34 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote the migration "laws" |
E.G Ravenstein |
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What two points did Ravenstein make about the distance that migrants travel to their new homes? |
1. short distance and remain in the same country 2. Long migrants to other countries head for major centers of economic activity |
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Who identified the migration transition? |
Wilbur Zelinsky |
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What is Stage 1 of the migration transition? |
Stage 1: High daily or seasonal mobility in search of food |
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What is Stage 2 of the migration transition? |
International migration and migration within countries from rural to urban areas |
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What is Stage 3 and 4 of the migration transition? |
Migration within countries between cities and suburbs. |
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What happened in the seventeenth and eighteenth era of immigration? |
United Kingdom and Africa slavery |
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What happened in the mid-nineteeth and early twentieth era of immigration? |
Europe 1840s and 1850s- Ireland and Germany 1880s and 1890s-Northern and Western Europe (Sweden, Germany, Norway, Ireland 1900-1910- Southern and Eastern Europe( Italy and Russia) |
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What happened in the late twentieth to early twenty-first century? |
Latin America and Asia |
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American West 1790 |
Appalachian Mountain blocked western development Intervening Obstacle |
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Interregional Migration Opening American West 1800-1840 |
transportation improvements made land accessible for development between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River |
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Interregional Migration Opening American West 1850-1890 |
California - Gold Rush Population shifted more rapidly. |
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Interregional Migration Opening American West 1900-1940 |
98th Meridian Westward movement population slowed. Great Plains |
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Interregional Migration Opening American West 1950-2010 |
Southward- better job opportunities and attractive environmental conditions. |
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Interregional Migration in China |
moved from rural to urban areas for jobs |
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Interregional Migration in Russia |
resource-rich regions in Asia. Some migration was forced. |
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Interregional Migration in Brazil |
Migration moves from large cities to the sparsely settled tropical interior. Amazonian Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia-new capital |
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Interregional migration in Indonesia |
"Out of Java" to live on less populated islands |
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Interregional migration in India |
restricted migration |
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Europe's Migrant Workers |
Guest Workers poor living conditions |
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China's Migrant Workers |
attracts neighboring countries because of booming economy- work in factories |
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Southwest Asia Migrant Workers |
Oil Wealth has attracted workers from poorer countries in the region. (Egypt and Yemen) Recession caused no jobs - returned home |
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Source Country |
60% come from Mexico |
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Children |
1 million children 4.5 million babies who are legal citizens of US |
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Labor Force |
8 million undocumented employed construction and agricultural jobs |
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Distribution |
California and Texas have the largest number of undocumented immigrants Nevada has the largest percentage |
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Quotas 1924 |
2% native born from representative countries |
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Quotas 1965 |
Hemispheres 170,000-Eastern 120,000-Western |
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Quotas 1978 |
Global Quota Set 290,000, 20,000 max per county |
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Quotas 1990 |
Global Quota set to 700,000 |
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What are the preferences that Congress sets for applicants of admission? |
1. Family Reunification 2. Skilled Workers 3. Diversity |
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Family Reunification |
3/4th are admitted to be with families but can take up to 5 years |
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Skilled Workers |
Brain Drain doctors, researchers |
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Diversity |
Lottery sent few people to the US |
