1. Chapter 3 review
migration

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.