HG Chapter 1

• Isoline maps are used to model data that is continuous over a distance. Isoline maps use continuous lines for data that have the same value.
• Important Definitions

  forced - obtained or imposed by coercion; required by force or power.

   

  • voluntary done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
• What is the definition of asylum?

  Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
• What does it mean for refugees to be internally displaced?

  They have been forced to flee their home due to conflict, violence, natural disasters, or human rights violations but remain within their own country.
• What are the different forms of voluntary migration?

  • Transnational migration: Movement across international borders while maintaining ties to the home country.
  • Transhumance: Seasonal movement of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
  • Internal migration: Movement within a country's borders.
  • Chain migration: Immigrants following others from their area to a new destination.
  • Step migration: Moving in a series of smaller steps rather than one large move.
  • Guest worker migration: Temporary movement of foreign workers to fill seasonal labor shortages.
• What is transnational migration?

  The movement of people across international borders while maintaining significant ties to their home country.
• What is transhumance?

  The seasonal movement of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.
• What is internal migration?

  The movement of people within a country's borders.
• What is chain migration?

  A social process where immigrants follow other immigrants from their area to a new destination.
• What is step migration?

  A type of migration where people move from one place to another in a series of smaller steps.
• What is guest worker migration?

  The temporary movement of foreign workers to a host country for work, usually to fill seasonal labor shortages.
• What is rural-to-urban migration?

  The movement of people from rural areas to cities.