Amsco Chapter 5 Key Terms

the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction

• distance decay

• forced migration

• pull factors

• push factors

human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.

• step migration

• voluntary migration

• chain migration

• forced migration

form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.

• migration

• counter migration

• remittances

• refugees

factors that induce people to move to a new location. Also called "centripetal factors"

• push factors

• pull factors

• distance decay

• migration

incentives for potential migrants to leave a place, such as a harsh climate, economic recession, or political turmoil. Also called "centrifugal factors"

• pull factors

• voluntary migration

• push factors

• gravity model of migration

people who are forced to migrate from their home country

• asylum

• chain migration

• ethic enclaves

• refugees

law created that states that most migrants move a short distance, move to an urban area, are adults, take the process in steps, and create a migration in the opposite direction

• Ravenstein's Law of Migration

• gravity model of migration

• intervening obstacles

• counter migration

migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages

• step migration

• return migration

• chain migration

• voluntary migration

movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity; not forced.

• return migration

• migration

• voluntary migration

• chain migration

money sent by migrants (Normally workers) to family "back home" that stimulates the economy there

• asylum

• remittances

• intervening obstacles

• brain drain