GEO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Rust Belt, Sun Belt, Immigration
12 Apr 2016
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Mobility: ability to move from one place to another, either permanently or temporarily. International migration: move from one country to another. Internal migration: move from one place to another place within a country. Can be due to war or disease. Gross migration: total number of migrants moving into and out of a place, region or country. Net migration: gain or loss of total population. Push factors: events and conditions that compel individuals to move from a location. Pull factors: forces of attraction that influence migrants to move to a particular location. Voluntary migration: when an individual chooses to move. Internal: colonization, rural to urban migration and sunbelt to rust belt. Forced migration: migration occurs against and individuals will. International: iraqis fleeing their country during operation iraqi freedom. Refugees: individuals who cross national boundaries to seek safety. Internally displaced persons: number of people who are uprooted within the boundaries on the country because of conflict or human rights abuse.
