APHG Unit 2 pt 3 - Migration

Movement in which people relocate in response to perceived opportunity.

• Voluntary Migration

• Step Migration

• Counter Migration

• Forced Migration

This theory claims that migration patterns within a country depends on its economic development and society type; People become increasingly mobile as industrialization develops.

• Gravity Model of Migration

• Migration Transition Model

• Step Migration Model

• Counter Migration Theory

An environmental, political or cultural feature that hinders migration.

• Intervening Opportunity

• Intervening Obstacle

• Gravity Model

• Return Migration

Migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages; for example, from a farm to nearby village, and later to a town and city.

• Step Migration

• Chain Migration

• Return Migration

• Rural-to-Urban Migration

What is the main characteristic of rural-to-urban migration?

• Movement back to rural areas

• Permanent movement to larger cities

• Migration across national borders

• Movement in response to adverse conditions

What is counter migration?

• Movement of people back to their origin after migrating

• A smaller migration flow in the opposite direction of a larger one

• Migration forced by political reasons

• Movement that occurs within a country

Which term refers to individuals who are forced to flee their home but remain within their country?

• Refugee

• Asylum seeker

• Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

• Transnational migrant

What is a refugee?

• A person who migrates for economic opportunities

• Someone who is forced to leave their country due to war or persecution

• An individual who returns to their home country voluntarily

• A person who moves within their own country

What does the Gravity Model of Migration suggest?

• Migration is primarily influenced by environmental factors

• Larger populations attract more migrants

• Migration is a random process

• Economic development has no impact on migration

Which of the following describes forced migration?

• Migration driven by personal choice

• Movement due to adverse conditions with no choice

• Migration that occurs in stages

• Voluntary return to one’s home country