Gravity Model of Migration Flashcards
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What is the gravity model of migration?

The assumption that migration between two countries is proportional to their size and distance from each other.

What is the mathematical equation of the gravity model of migration?

Migration = population of location A x population of location B / (distance between location A and B) ^2

Why is it important for human geographers to use tools that calculate populations and migration?

Human geographers collect and analyze statistics to better understand patterns and phenomena on Earth.

What are flaws of the gravity model of migration?

<p>It does not take into account factors such as culture similarity, immigration laws, job availability, accessibility, security, social connections, and perceptions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are ethnic enclaves?

<p>Immigrant groups concentrated within a distinct spatial location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How has space-time compression led to flaws in the gravity model of migration?

<p>Technological advances have reduced distance as a significant barrier to migration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is distance decay?

<p>Distance decay explains how increasing distances between places tend to reduce interactions and migration among them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is spatial interaction?

<p>The movement of peoples, ideas, and commodities within and between areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What conditions are necessary for spatial interaction?

<p>Complementarity, transferability, and intervening opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is complementarity in the context of migration?

<p>The idea that movement occurs when one location has a demand for something and another location has a supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is transferability?

<p>The idea that infrastructures exist to move goods, people, or ideas from one location to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are intervening opportunities?

<p>A situation where a need in one location can be met at a location that is closer than a third location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is China's urbanization connected to the gravity model of migration and spatial interaction?

<p>Push and pull factors, including environmental changes and job opportunities, have increased migration to urban areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Gravity Model of Migration

  • Describes migration as proportional to the populations of two locations and inversely proportional to the distance between them.
  • Factors in the model include population size and distance, analogous to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation.

Mathematical Equation

  • Expressed as: Migration = (Population of Location A x Population of Location B) / (Distance between A and B)².

Importance for Human Geographers

  • Assists in understanding migration patterns through statistical analysis.
  • Aids in the creation of models that communicate complex geographical phenomena.

Limitations of the Gravity Model of Migration

  • Does not account for cultural similarities, immigration laws, job availability, accessibility, security, social ties, and individual perceptions.
  • Ignores the significant role of ethnic enclaves in migration decisions.

Space-Time Compression

  • Advances in technology have diminished the significance of distance as a barrier to migration, highlighting flaws in the gravity model.

Distance Decay

  • Describes the tendency for interactions and migration to decrease as distance increases between locations.

Spatial Interaction

  • Involves the movement of people, ideas, and goods between areas, applicable to various forms of interaction, not just migration.

Conditions for Spatial Interaction

  • Requires complementarity, transferability, and intervening opportunities as defined by geographer Edward L. Ullman.

Complementarity

  • Occurs when one location has a demand that another location can supply, facilitating movement.

Transferability

  • Involves the existence of infrastructure (like roads or railways) to enable the transport of goods, people, or ideas, while considering the cost-benefit ratio.

Intervening Opportunities

  • Refers to closer alternatives that may fulfill needs more efficiently than distant ones, potentially altering migration decisions.

China's Urbanization and Spatial Interaction

  • Driven by push factors (such as environmental conditions) and pull factors (like job opportunities in industrial sectors).
  • Economic reforms have spurred migration from rural to urban areas, demonstrating complementarity in job distribution.
  • Geographers use migration models to anticipate challenges posed by rapid urbanization, suggesting future industrial developments in rural areas to balance migration flows.

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Explore the gravity model of migration with these flashcards. This model illustrates how migration patterns are influenced by the size and distance between countries. Understand the parallels between this model and Newton's law of gravitation.

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