AP Human Geography Flashcards: Forced and Voluntary Migration
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Is slavery considered a type of voluntary or forced migration?
Slavery is explicitly included as a type of forced migration.
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Is slavery considered a type of voluntary or forced migration?
Slavery is explicitly included as a type of forced migration.
A farmer moves their family from a small village to a large city to find a factory job. What type of voluntary migration does this exemplify?
This exemplifies rural-to-urban migration, a type of voluntary migration.
What is guest worker migration?
Guest worker migration is classified as a type of voluntary migration.
What is transhumance?
Based on the text, transhumance is a specific type of voluntary migration.
What is voluntary migration?
Voluntary migration is the chosen movement of people, with types including transnational, internal, chain, step, and rural-to-urban.
List four distinct types of voluntary migration mentioned in the text.
Four types of voluntary migration are transhumance, chain migration, guest worker migration, and rural-to-urban migration.
According to the text, what are three population groups that result from forced migration events?
Three groups that result from forced migration events are refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and asylum seekers.
Define forced migration.
Forced migration is the involuntary movement of people, including slavery and events that create refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers.
What are the two primary categories of migration described in the text?
The two primary categories are forced migration, which is involuntary, and voluntary migration, which is a chosen movement.
Which type of voluntary migration specifically refers to movement from the countryside to cities?
Rural-to-urban migration is the type of voluntary migration that describes movement from rural areas to cities.