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chapter 3 AP HUG
vocab for chapter 3 rubenstein
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brain drain | large scale emigration by talented people |
| chain migration | a series of migrations within a family or defined group of people often begins with one family member who sends money to bring other family members to the new location they result in migration fields |
| circulation | short term repetitive or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
| cotton belt | agricultural region in US where cotton was main cash crop. it is in the southeast US |
| counter urbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries |
| emigration | leaving one country to move to another |
| floodplain | the area subject to flooding during a given number years according to historical trends |
| forced migration | when a government forces a large group of people out of region usually based on ethnicity or religion |
| guest workers | workers who migrate to the more developed countries in search of higher paying jobs |
| immigration | moving into a new country |
| internal migration | moving to a new home within a state country or continent |
| international migration | permanent movement from one country to another |
| interregional migration | permanent movement from one region of a country to another |
| intervening obstacle | an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration |
| intraregional migration | permanent movement within one region of a country |
| migration | the movement of people from one place in the world to another for the purpose of taking up permanent residence usually across a political boundary |
| migration transition | change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization population growth and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition |
| mobility | all types of movement from one location to another |
| net migration | the difference between net internal and movers from abroad |
| pull factor | factor that induces people to move to a new location |
| push factor | factor that induces people to leave old residences |
| quota | laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
| refugees | a person that is moving outside the country if his.her origin due to fear of persecution for reasons of race religion nationality membership in a social group or political opinion |
| rust belt | located in the north east quadrant of the US its the heavily industrialized and factories |
| sun belt | where there is warm climate with extended summers and short mild winters in the south |
| time contract workers | people that work a certain amount of time and then are allowed to stop |
| undocumented immigrants | people who enter a country without proper documents |
| voluntary migration | permanent movement undertaken by choice |
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