Chapter 3 Flashcards

Question

Name examples of attractive environments for migrants

Answer 1

- mountains - seasides - warm climates

Answer 2

- Rocky Mountains in Colorado - Alps in Eastern France - Southern coast of England - Mediterranean coast of France - Beaches in Florida - Warm winters in Southern Spain

Answer 3

pulled to Arizona by the dry desert climate which has ironically modified the environmental conditions there.

Answer 4

3,500 percent and is now twice the national average

Answer 5

- mulberry tree - olive tree - Bermuda grass

Answer 6

no longer be the answer for people with allergies.

Answer 7

Either too much or too little water

Answer 8

The area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends

Answer 9

can expect flooding on average once every century.

Answer 10

In New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities following Hurricane Katrina.

Answer 11

Several hundred thousand

Answer 12

The permanent movement from one country to another

Answer 13

Permanent meant within the same country

Answer 14

- further away a place is located, the less migration there will be towards it - there are less international migrants than internal migrants

Answer 15

- less traumatic then international because of familiar language, food, culture, music, social customs, and broadcasts - involves shorter distances unless the country is larger like USA or Russia

Answer 16

- movement from one region to another within the country - more common in the past to move from rural to urban in search of jobs but now it's common to move from urban to environmentally attractive rural areas

Answer 17

- movement within a region | - usually within urban areas from older cities to newer suburbs

Answer 18

1) Voluntary migration- migrant moves by choice for economic reasons 2) Forced migration - migrant compelled to move by cultural factors

Answer 19

Migration transition - changes in migration patterns of a society that results from the social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.

Answer 20

- international and interregional - rural to cites - technological changes

Answer 21

- intraregional internal migration - destination of international immigrants - cities to suburbs

Answer 22

People are unlikely to migrate due to the high CDRs and high CBRs

Answer 23

- males are more likely to migrate long distances to other countries usually for work - during the 19th to 20th century, 55% of immigrants were males but during the 1990s the roles reversed and 55% of immigrants were females - Mexican immigrants have the most undocumented immigrants in the US: 1980s 85% males and 1990s 50% females - changes in number of female immigrants is because of women's role changes in Mexican society, women are no longer obligated to stay in rural areas and marry, now they are seeking jobs and reuniting with families in US

Answer 24

- mostly young adults migrate long distances seeking jobs, only 5% are over age 65 and 40% are between ages 25-39 - 16% of immigrants are children under age 15, more women are migrating which has caused more children to migrate with their mothers - Mexican immigrants average of 4 years in school) are more educated than Mexican citizens (by one year) but less educated than U.S. citizens - most immigrants come from rural Mexican cities and not from bordering cities because of the integration of jobs with the U.S. - Mexican immigrants come because they'd rather be payed very little in the U.S. than live in poverty in Mexico - it's easier for undocumented immigrants to find jobs in US because they can get payed less and won't be provided with healthcare, retirement plans, and other benifits, also can be threatened with deportation so they work harder - flow of immigration varies based on seasons, usually during fall, migrant workers work in U.S. until spring

Answer 25

- agriculture - picking fruits and vegetables - clothing and factories

Chapter 3 Flashcards

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