Vocab Environmental Cultural Or Economic Name the country More Vocab Intraregional Or interregional
Push and Pull Factors
Push factor- induces people to move away Pull factor- induces people to move to a new location
Remittance
Money sent back to an immigrant’s country of origin
Refugee
People who migrate and cannot return for fear of persecution
quota
Number set to limit migration to a country
Guest worker
Legal, temporary work for migrants (often low-status, low-skilled jobs)
Hurricane Katrina (say push or pull) and the type
PUSH Environmental
Women forced to wear hijabs (head coverings) (say push or pull) and the type
PUSH Cultural
Brand new Automobile Factory built in a city say push or pull) and the type
PULL Economic
Freedom of Religion (say push or pull) and the type
PULL Cultural
Warm, mild climate of Florida (say push or pull) and the type
PULL Environmental
This country, south of Mexico, has many emigrants that go north in search of opportunity
Guatemala
This country has immigrants from the South, and emigrants in the North.
Mexico
This country encouraged interregional migration by opening up its western territories in the 19 th century– has been expanding west since
USA
This country moved its capital inland to lure citizens away from crowded coastal capital
Brazil
This country built factories in remote industrial zones, then tried to attract migrants or forced labor to work in them.
Russia (former Soviet Union)
counterurbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas
Brain drain
When many educated people migrate to other countries
Net migration
Difference between number of immigrants and number of emigrants
Undocumented/ Unauthorized immigrants
Migrants who enter a country illegally
Intervening obstacle
Something blocking migration
Austin to Pflugerville
intraregional
Austin to Los Angeles
interregional
Round Rock suburb neighborhood to downtown Austin condo
intraregional
Pioneers from Boston to Utah
interregional
Americans moving from Detroit to Austin for high-tech job
interregional