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WorksheetsAmsco Chapter 5 Key Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
an environmental or cultural feature of a landscape that hinders migration
forced migration
pull factors
push factors
intervening obstacles
large scale emigration by talented people-Taking a country's best, brightest and smartest-US took Cuba's "Brains"
chain migration
xenophobia
brain drain
internally displaced people
migration of people to a specific location because of relatives or family members there-Following the family "chain"
return migration
chain migration
forced migration
counter migration
human migration flows in which the movers have not choice but to relocate, powered by cultural factors
forced migration
chain migration
push factors
return migration
the return of migrants to the regions from which they earlier emigrated that cancels out the loss of population due to emigration
step migration
distance decay
migration
counter migration
the voluntary movements of immigrants back to their place of origin. Also known as circular migration
counter migration
gravity model of migration
return migration
forced migration
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
xenophobia
brain drain
refugees
ethnic enslaves
someone forced to migrate as a refugee would but does not cross international borders
refugees
internally displaced person
remittances
chain migration
shelter and protection in one stage for refugees from another state: right to protection in the first country in which the refugee arrives
asylum
brain drain
counter migration
step migration
a neighborhood, district, or suburb which retains some cultural distinction from a larger, surrounding area
push factors
voluntary migration
step migration
ethnic enclaves
