Migration Push and Pull Factors Flashcards

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What is a Pull Factor?

  • A legal requirement for immigration
  • A cultural aspect of migration
  • A force that pushes people away from a place
  • A force that draws people to immigrate to a place (correct)

What is a Push Factor?

  • A reason that attracts people to a location
  • A reason that encourages people to leave a place (correct)
  • A financial incentive for migration
  • A social event triggering movement

What are the four categories for Push/Pull factors?

Environmental, Political, Economic, and Social

What is Human Migration?

<p>The movement of people from one place of the world to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Internal Migration?

<p>Moving within a state, country, or continent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is External Migration?

<p>Moving to a different state, country, or continent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Emigration?

<p>Leaving one country to move to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Immigration?

<p>Moving into a new country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Migration refer to?

<p>Moving back to where you came from.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an Emigrant?

<p>A person who is leaving their homeland to live in another country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an Immigrant?

<p>A person who is entering a country from another to make a new home.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Migration Concepts

  • Pull Factor: Attracts individuals to immigrate, acting as a force that draws people to a new location.
  • Push Factor: Drives individuals away from their original location, functioning as a force that compels migration.

Categories of Migration Factors

  • Types of Factors: Includes Environmental, Political, Economic, and Social aspects influencing migration decisions.

Migration Types

  • Human Migration: Encompasses the movement of people globally, significantly impacting cultural landscapes by introducing diverse customs, cuisines, and traditions.
  • Internal Migration: Involves relocation within the same state, country, or continent.
  • External Migration: Refers to moving to a different state, country, or continent.

Terminology in Migration

  • Emigration: The act of leaving one’s country to settle in another, synonymous with exporting oneself to a new nation.
  • Immigration: The process of entering a new country with the intention of establishing permanent residence, akin to importing oneself into a new locale.
  • Migration: The act of returning to one's place of origin.
  • Emigrant: A person who is departing from their homeland to live elsewhere.
  • Immigrant: An individual who comes into a new country from abroad with the intent to build a new home.

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