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AP Human Geo #3
Migration A-H
Question | Answer |
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Define interregional migration. | movement from one region of a country to another. |
Give an example of interregional migration. | people moving from the sounth to the north. |
Define international migration. | permanent movement from one country to another. |
Give an example of international migration. | people moving from Mexico to the U.S. permanently |
Define internal migration. | permanent movement within the same country. |
Give an example of internal migration. | somebody moving from Georgia to North Carolina. |
Define brain drain. | large-scale emigration by talented people. |
Explain brain drain. | Most people that emigrate to the U.S. from a different country are going for the college education. |
Define chain migration. | migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there. |
Give an example of chain migration. | somebody from Mexico moving to U.S. to be with parents. |
Define circulation. | short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis. |
Give an example of circulation. | somebody going from home to school to home at the same times everyday. |
Define counter-urbanization. | net migration from urban to rural areas. |
Why is counter-urbanization happening?. | people are moving to more rural places to have more room. |
Define emigration. | migration from a location. |
Define floodplain. | area of a river subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends. |
What is an example of a floodplain?. | "100-year floodplain" expect flooding every century. |
Define forced migration. | migrant has been compelled to move by cultural factors. |
Give an example of forced migration. | the Native Americans when they were forced to migrate on the Trail of Tears. |
Define guest workers. | citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East. |
What kind of jobs do guest workers usually work?. | jobs that local residents won't regularly accept. |
Define immigration. | migration to a location. |