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Ch 4: Population movements

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What is the term for the movement of people into a country?

Immigration

Which type of migration involves movement within the same country?

Internal Migration

What are the reasons that force people to leave their home countries known as?

Push Factors

In what type of migration do migrants settle in the new location indefinitely?

Permanent Migration

Which factor attracts people to a new location for migration?

Favorable Climate

What is the term for migration based on personal choice?

Voluntary Migration

Which type of migration involves movement between countries?

International Migration

What percentage of South Africa's population lives in rural areas?

43%

What is one consequence of economically active individuals migrating from rural areas?

Neglected farms and decreased productivity

Which type of movement involves people moving livestock between seasonal pastures?

Seasonal Movements

What is one challenge faced by immigrants and refugees in various countries?

Hostility and discrimination

Which region in South Africa has seen significant movement of people towards urban areas?

Gauteng

What is the term used for regular travel between home and work?

Daily Movements

What is one factor influencing people's permanent relocation according to the text?

Government policies

What global issue is highlighted by the presence of over 13 million refugees spread across 140 countries?

Displacement and migration

What is the term used for movement involving migrant laborers who return home periodically or move for short-term opportunities?

Temporary Movements

What is the term for migration due to compulsion without a choice, often due to unsafe or untenable conditions at home?

Forced Migration

What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas?

Urban Migration

What factor might attract individuals to migrate due to better social opportunities and enhanced educational prospects?

Favorable climate

Which type of migration involves individuals intending to return to their home country after a period in the new location?

Voluntary Migration

What are factors pushing people to leave their home countries known as?

Push Factors

Which type of migration involves the settlement of migrants in the new location indefinitely?

Permanent Migration

What is the term for the movement within the same country?

Internal Migration

What category of migration is characterized by migrants moving due to personal choice?

Voluntary Migration

What type of migration involves movement between countries and can be temporary or permanent?

International Migration

What is the term for the movement of people along with their livestock between seasonal pastures?

Seasonal Movement

What is the term used for the movement involving migrant laborers who return home periodically or move for short-term opportunities?

Temporary Movement

Which factor contributes to the neglect of farms, decreased productivity, and economic decline in rural areas?

Economically active individuals migrating

What is one challenge that immigrants and refugees often face based on the perception that they take jobs or strain local resources?

Hostility and Discrimination

What term describes the regular travel between home and work for individuals?

Daily Movement

What type of migration involves people relocating permanently due to various factors like government policies and economic opportunities?

Permanent Movement

What term is used for the movement of people along with their livestock between seasonal pastures?

Seasonal Movements

What type of movement involves regular travel between home and work?

Daily Movements

What factor might attract individuals to migrate due to better social opportunities and enhanced educational prospects?

Better prospects

What is the term for migration based on personal choice?

Voluntary Migration

What category of migration is characterized by migrants moving due to personal choice?

Voluntary Migration

Which type of migration involves movement between countries and can be temporary or permanent?

International Migration

What are factors that attract people to migrate to a new location known as?

Pull factors

What type of movement is characterized by the settlement of migrants in a new location indefinitely?

Permanent migration

Which type of migration involves people moving out of a country?

Emigration

What term is used to describe the movement of people within the same country?

Local migration

What type of migration is characterized by migrants moving livestock between seasonal pastures?

Transhumance

Which type of migration involves movement from rural areas to urban areas?

Rural-to-urban migration

What is the term for migration driven by various factors that force people to leave their home countries?

Push factors

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