chapter 3 review

							                                           Chapter 3 Review
Types of Migration

         Emigration is migration FROM a location
         Immigration is migration TO a location
         Form of mobility, which is any type of movement from one place to another
         Short, repetitive movements that occur on a regular basis are called circulation
         International- permanent movement from one country to another
         Internal- permanent movement from within the same country
         Interregional- movement from one region of a country to another
         Intraregional- movement within one region
         Voluntary- person CHOSE to move for economic improvement (job opportunities)
         Forced- migrant compelled to move by cultural factors (things such as The Inquisition)
         Migration transition- changes in a society compared to those of a demographic
          transition
         Chain migration- migration of people to a specific location because those of the same
          nationality previously migrated there (the beginning of the U.S., the New Land)
         Brain drain- large-scale emigration by talented people

Factors

             Push factor- induces people to move out of their present location (natural disaster)
             Pull factor- induces people to move to a new location (jobs)
             Environmental (natural disasters), Economic (recession), Cultural (religion)

Laws and Regulations

         Undocumented immigrants- those who enter a country without proper documents
         Quotas- maximum limits on the number of people who can migrate to the U.S. from each
          country during a one year period
         Guest workers- citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle
          East

Counterurbanization- net migration from urban to rural areas