Gravity Model of Migration Flashcards

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

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

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

<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

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

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

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

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

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

<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

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

<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

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