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Introduction to Physical and Human
Geography - WGU D199:All Terms Defined
immigrants

people moving into a geographical area


emigrants




A
people moving out of a geographical area




VI
net migration




TU
the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants for a
given geographical area in any given year
IS
return migration

permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin
OM

travel visas

documents that give temporary permission to enter a country
NA


brain drain
a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by offering
higher-paying opportunities
JP




brain gain
benefits a receiving country experiences when highly skilled immigrants are lured away
from their country of origin when they accept higher-paying opportunities


brain waste
situation that occurs when a receiving country fails to take advantage of all the skills of
an immigrant population

,push factors
conditions that encourage an individual to move from a location


pull factors
conditions that influence migrants to move to a particular location


reference maps
maps used to display important physical elements of a specific geographic area, such
as countries, rivers, mountains, etc.




A
thematic maps




VI
specialized maps used to understand one particular attribute or characteristic of a
specific geographic area; examples are population maps, weather maps, and maps
illustrating the spread of disease




TU
literal maps
maps that strive to display the objective truth about a specific geographic area
IS
figurative maps
maps that use symbols to represent a narrative or point of view; they are much less
concerned with physical accuracy than are literal maps
OM

analytical mapping
the use of cartography techniques to uncover and learn about patterns and trends in a
specific geographic area
NA


map scale
how the measurement of distance on a map corresponds to the distance on the ground
in the real world
JP




representative fraction (RF)
a way of describing the scale of a map by using a ratio


small-scale
a way of describing a map with a relatively small RF, where the various features of the
geography appear relatively small

, large-scale
a way of describing a map with a relatively large RF, where the various features of the
geography appear relatively large


coordinates
the points on a specified reference system that define the location of a particular place


Cartesian coordinate system
a reference system for a plane (a flat surface) based on the work of mathematician




A
Rene Descartes, using x- and y-axes.




VI
geographic coordinate system
the reference system devised to locate particular places on the surface of the earth,
using lines of latitude and longitude




TU
longitude
one of a set of imaginary east-west lines that form part of the geographic coordinate
IS
system


prime meridian
OM

the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, UK, which is the starting point for
counting the rest of the lines of longitude


latitude
NA


one of a set of imaginary north-south lines that form part of the geographic coordinate
system


graticule
JP




the grid pattern in the geographic coordinate system


projection
a method of "flattening" a globe into a form that can be represented on a flat surface


conformal projections
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, angles, although not necessarily
lengths

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