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Human Migration - Coggle Diagram
Human Migration
Types of Migration
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Step Migration
When a person has a set destination in mind, however, the person will stop at different locations along the way.
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Internal Migration
Moving to a new home within a state, country, or continent.
External Migration
Moving to a new home in a different state, country or continent.
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Why do people migrate?
They consider the advantages and disadvantages of staying versus moving as well as many different factors:
Distance, travel costs, travel time, modes of transportation, terrain, and cultural barriers.
Push Factors
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- Environmental
- Political
- Economic
- Cultural
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Place Utility
Desirability of a place based on its social, economic, or environmental situation, often used to compare the value of living in different locations.
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Distance Decay
As a distance from a given location increases, understanding of that location decreases.
People
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Refugee
A person who is residing outside the country of his or her origin due to fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or politicl opinion.
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Migration Stream
A group migration from a particular country, region, or city to a certain destination.
Definitions
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The movement of people from one place in the world to another for the purpose of taking up permanent or semipermanent residence, usually across a political boundary.
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