Chapter 3 review migration

Migration Migration – A change in residence that is intended to be permanent. Immigration- moving IN to a new country USA- lots of immigrants in late 1800s-early 1900s following jobs Acculturation, Assimilation Emigration- EXITing out of a country

Movement Cyclic Movement – movement away from home for a short period. Commuting Seasonal movement Nomadism Periodic Movement – movement away from home for a longer period. Migrant labor Transhumance Military service

Remittances Monies migrants send home to their families. Haitians = $350 million Mexico = $12 billion

Forced vs Voluntary Migration Forced Migration – Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate. IDPs- internally displaced persons. Ex- natural disaster relocation Refugees- forced to flee. Ex- Syrian civil war. Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit hardesr Voluntary Migration – Human migration flows in which the movers respond to perceived opportunity, not force.

Kinds of Voluntary Migration Step Migration - intervening opportunity -intervening obstacles Chain Migration Results in urban ethnic enclaves (neighborhoods). Ex: China Town, San Francisco, CA

Brain Drain Loss of educated workers in a country. Benefits the countries they migrate to. Increase in wages for those who stay.

Types of Push & Pull Factors Economic Conditions Political Circumstances Armed Conflict and Civil War Environmental Conditions Culture and Traditions Technological Advances

Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration 1.Every Migration flow has a return or counter migration. 2. The majority of migrants move a short distance. 3. Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations. 4. Urban residents are less migratory than those of Rural areas. 5. Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults. - Men move more than women. -Young people move more than older people. -Singles move more than those with families.

Governments Place Legal Restrictions on Migration Immigration laws – laws that restrict or allow migration of certain groups into a country. Quotas limit the number of migrants from each region into a country. A country uses selective immigration to bar people with certain backgrounds from entering.