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Unit 2 Vocab Part 3

2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 2.11

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Malthusian Theory Theory that population will grow exponentially while food output will not. This would result in a food shortage and famine due to overpopulation. Malthus said governments should intervene.
Neo-Malthusian Theory Theory that shows concerns about sustainable use of the environment - the earth’s resources cannot only sustain a finite (limited) population. Looks at more than just food output (unlike original malthusian theory).
Pronatalist Theory Government programs designed to increase the fertility rate and accelerate population growth.
Anti Natalist Theory Government programs designed to decrease the fertility rate and slow down population growth.
Immigration Policies Policies that look to control the population through laws targeting migration.
Ravenstein's Laws of Migration Patterns and trends found in migration and migrants.
Migration The permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another.
Push Factor Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present in a location that causes people to move away.
Pull Factor Positive conditions and circumstances of a location that encourages people to move to that place.
Intervening Obstacle Barriers that hold migrants back from continuing to travel.
ESPeN hD Economic, Social, Political, and Environmental, and Demographic causes and effects of migration.
Forced Migration People relocate due to fears of violence or survival.
Refugee Someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.
Internally Displaced Person Someone who has been forced to flee their home but never crosses an international border.
Asylum Seeker When people flee their own country and seek sanctuary in another country.
Voluntary Migration People migrate due to their own choices.
Transnational Migration Migration from one country to another country.
Transhumance Traditional migration of nomadic herders that move their livestock from high elevations in the summer and lower elevations in the winter.
Internal Migration Migrants that travel within a country’s borders. Much more likely than transnational migration.
Chain Migration Immigrants migrate to a location based off of the recommendation of or reunification with family members, friends, or community members that have previously migrated to that location.
Step Migration Migration typically occurs in steps, migrants reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller movements.
Guest Worker Migrants who travel internationally in order to find work as temporary laborers - typically a short period of time because the jobs cannot be filled by a country’s own labor force.
Rural-to-Urban Migration Most typical kind of migration trend, up to 55% of people live in urban areas today.
Boserup's Theory Counter to what Malthus said, Boserup claimed that as population increases, humans will develop new technologies to also increase production of food supply.
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