GEOG 1280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3 - Migration : Atlantic Slave Trade, Immigration, Interaction Picture
2 Oct 2017
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78-108: what is migration, movement is inherently geographical. Involves journeys that begin at our home base and bring us back to it. Includes daily routine takes them through a regular sequence of short moves within a local area: called activity spaces, ex. Commuting, seasonal travel, nomads (can be based on weather, move animals) b) periodic movement. Involves returning home, but involves a longer period of time away from the home base than cyclic movement: ex. Migrant labor involves millions of workers in the us and around the world, work in farmer fields, for example: ex. Leaving home to attend college/school spend greater majority of time away from home: ex. International migration: movement across country borders: emigrant: a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another. Immigrant: a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Internal migration: (cid:373)igratio(cid:374) that o(cid:272)(cid:272)urs (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) a si(cid:374)gle (cid:272)ou(cid:374)try"s border.
