Ch 4: Population movements
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What is the term for the movement of people into a country?

  • Forced Migration
  • Internal Migration
  • Emigration
  • Immigration (correct)
  • Which type of migration involves movement within the same country?

  • Emigration
  • Internal Migration (correct)
  • International Migration
  • Immigration
  • What are the reasons that force people to leave their home countries known as?

  • Push Factors (correct)
  • Pull Factors
  • Natural Disasters
  • Better Employment Opportunities
  • In what type of migration do migrants settle in the new location indefinitely?

    <p>Permanent Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor attracts people to a new location for migration?

    <p>Favorable Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for migration based on personal choice?

    <p>Voluntary Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of migration involves movement between countries?

    <p>International Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>43%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Neglected farms and decreased productivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Seasonal Movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hostility and discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><strong>Gauteng</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><strong>Daily Movements</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><strong>Government policies</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p><strong>Displacement and migration</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Temporary Movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Forced Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Urban Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Favorable climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Voluntary Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Push Factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Permanent Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Internal Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Voluntary Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>International Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Seasonal Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Temporary Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Economically active individuals migrating</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Hostility and Discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Daily Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Permanent Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Seasonal Movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Daily Movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Better prospects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for migration based on personal choice?

    <p>Voluntary Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Voluntary Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>International Migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pull factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Permanent migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Emigration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Local migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Transhumance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Rural-to-urban migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Push factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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