Marissa Lane, Corinne Elliott, Roielen Belonio Chapter 3: Migration Marissa Lane, Corinne Elliott, Roielen Belonio

What are migration and mobility? Migration- permanent movement to a new location. Mobility- all types of movement from one place to another.

The center of pop. is in the wid-west 3) Where is the U.S. center of population? Which direction has it been moving? The center of pop. is in the wid-west The direction has been moving west. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=u.s.%20center%20of%20population&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMean_center_of_the_United_States_population&ei=5kGPVLqlMtiBygSOroKwDw&bvm=bv.81828268,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNHEtHUO0aYZsJifRqwBWhEVFRI35Q&ust=1418761057892982

What is brain drain? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Be6Us-tYuv4/TOtISbXQBkI/AAAAAAAAAHA/wy5OtJxkjQI/s1600/braindrainshort2.png

What is net-in and net-out migration? Net-in migration~ positive migration rate; there are more immigrants coming to a place than emigrants leaving. Net-out migration~ negative migration rate; there are emigrants leaving than immigrants coming.

6) What is forced migration? Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=migration%20chart&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AMigration_Chart_for_Tampa_Bay.jpg&ei=CkCPVKzTEIO0yQTns4GIAw&bvm=bv.81828268,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNHqvgdiry-zJzcxOnf3_uXx5VcnmQ&ust=1418760582490719

7) What is a refugee? Someone who is forced to migrate due to fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a group, or social group. http://www.humanosphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WorldRefugeeschart-620x382.png

8) Who were the "boat people"? Refugees from Vietnam that were saved by U.S. Naval Officers. They were saved from persecution. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:35_Vietnamese_boat_people_2.JPEG

What are the characteristics of the major waves of immigration to the United States? Characteristics of major immigration waves include people leaving a place because of a bad government, fear of persecution, and wanting a better life in America.

10) What is counterurbanization? Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.