click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Movement
Movement is the study of how people and things get from one place to another. It
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Migration | Animal: seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Human: the movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling in the new location. |
| Technology | the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, esp. in industry. |
| Immigration | the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. |
| Space Time Compression | it refers to the speed of transportation making places "closer" together in terms of social distance. |
| Push Factors | are factors or causes with which people tend to be pushed away or repelled from certain locations. |
| Pull Factors | factors are those conditions that attract people to a particular location. |
| Transportation | the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported. |