1. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Migration Vocabulary Zonnefeld/Rist Monday, October 23, 2017
KEY VOCABULARY

2. migration/migrate/migrant
to move to another place to live; a “permanent” move
a “migrant” is someone who moves to a place to live, while “migration” is the process/act of moving

3. Picture of Cuban Emigrants journeying to the U.S.

4. Immigrant vs. Emmigrant
Emigrant = a person exiting their home country
Immigrant = a person coming into a different country

5. Example of Emigration vs. Immigration

6. voluntary migration
moving somewhere to live by choice

7. forced migration
moving somewhere to live because you have to (mostly for personal safety)

8. international migration
moving from one country to another to live
e.g.Mexico to USA

9. interregional migration
moving from one region of a
country to another region
Snowbirds: people who migrate from cold
climates to warmer climates
during the winter

10. intraregional migration
moving from one place to another place within the same region of a country
rural to urban, urban to suburban, urban to rural

11. Net Migration
The difference between immigrants coming into a country and emigrants leaving a country; net migration can be either positive or negative.

12. “Push me, pull me.”
There are there are several reasons people leave and move into certain places. The reasons people have for migrating are called push and pull factors.

13. pull factor (4 types” political, envioronmental, economic, social)
a reason to move into a particular place
pull factors “pull” people in
examples: nice weather, peaceful society/political system, abundance of jobs, safe neighborhoods, good schools, etc.

14. Pull Factors – What pulled you in?

15. push factor(4 types” political, envioronmental, economic, social)
a reason to move out of a particular place
push factors “push” people out
examples: natural disasters, few jobs, violence, poor education system, etc.

16. Push factors – What pushed you out?

17. refugee someone who is forced to migrate to a
new place in order to avoid
some type of
violent/unsafe
situation

18. Asylum Seeker
Someone entering a country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee
Iraqi interpreter (Farsi & Arabic) for the U.S. Army
Why would she be an asylum seeker?

19. internally displaced person (IDP)
someone who has migrated to a new place for reasons similar to those of a refugee, but has not crossed an international border

20. Flood waters in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Flood waters in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. People who left New Orleans became IDPs

21. Intervening Obstacle
something environmental or political that makes migration difficult
“intervene” = to come between
“obstacle” = a difficulty

22. Intervening Obstacle Environmental or Political?
Crossing mountains, oceans, rivers, etc.
needing a visa to come into a country
needing a passport to leave a country

23. Environmental Intervening Obstacles

24. Political Intervening Obstacle
A visa a document that allows a person to stay or work in a country for an extended period of time.

25. passport
official document that identifies someone as a citizen of a particular country.
a passport is usually needed to
enter or leave a country

26. Passport card
Passport card: a credit-card sized U.S. “passport” that is legal proof of U.S. citizenship and identity.
However, a passport card can only be used to re-enter the U.S. at land & sea border crossings & ports-of-entry from Canada & Mexico only.

27. Passport book vs. Passport card
The passport book is larger than the passport card.

28. visa
an official mark or stamp on a passport that allows a person to enter or leave a country, for a specific reason & a specific period of time

29. A passport is needed to get a visa
passport vs. visa
A passport is your official ID that the government issues; it proves you’re a citizen of that country
A visa allows you to stay in a foreign country temporaryly
A passport is needed to get a visa

30. quota Official limit on the number of something that is allowed
e.g., the U.S. gives preference to immigrants reunifying with their families, skilled workers, refugees, & asylum seekers

31. reunification bringing people back together after they are separated
75% of immigrants are admitted into the U.S. to reunify with their families

32. “brain drain”
When many highly-educated and skilled workers leave a country to for other countries to get higher-paying jobs, better opportunities, etc.

33. chain migration
People moving to a certain place because thei because their families have gone there before them

34. unauthorized immigrants
Immigration is a very controversial topic, and there are different terms people used to describe unauthorized immigrants based on attitudes about the issue.

35. unauthorized immigrants
undocumented immigrant
unauthorized immigrant
illegal alien
all are terms used for unauthorized immigrants

36. authorized immigrants
resident alien = an immigrant who was born outside the U.S. but lives in the U.S.