D199 Question and answers verified to pass D199 - Human Geography
immigrants - correct answer people moving INTO a geographical area. (IM = INTO)
emigrants - correct answer people moving OUT OF a geographical area. (EM = OUT OF)
net migration - correct answer the difference between ...
D199 - Human Geography
immigrants - correct answer ✔people moving INTO a geographical area. (IM
= INTO)
emigrants - correct answer ✔people moving OUT OF a geographical area.
(EM = OUT OF)
net migration - correct answer ✔the difference between the amount of
people immigrating or emigrating to or from countries.
return migration - correct answer ✔the permanent return of emigrants to their
country of origin.
travel visas - correct answer ✔documents that give temporary permission to
enter a country.
brain drain - correct answer ✔a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains"
from a poorer country by offering higher-paying opportunities
brain waste - correct answer ✔a phenomenon in which international migrants
higher levels of education such as a college degree are not honored by
employers because the government doesn't accredit institutions outside of its
own country
brain gain - correct answer ✔benefits a receiving country experiences when
highly skilled immigrants are lured away from their country of origin when they
accept higher-paying opportunities
, push factors - correct answer ✔conditions that encourage a person to
migrate FROM its location. examples include famine, war, economic issues,
political or religious persecution, etc.
pull factors - correct answer ✔things that attract a person to migrate TO a
country. examples include employment opportunities.
main push factors for labor migration from Romania, Spain, and Italy, and
Bulgaria. - correct answer ✔unemployment, living expenses, and salary
dissatisfaction
main pull factors for labor migration from Romania, Spain, Italy, and Bulgaria.
- correct answer ✔greater employment opportunities found abroad in other
countries. better political and government systems that are more attractive to
them.
labor migration - correct answer ✔the movement of people from one country
to another for employment
business-as-usual emissions trajectory - correct answer ✔a climate change
projection that assumes little or nothing will by done by people to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions; measured by RCP 2.6, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5. RCP 8.5
is the worst case scenario.
Neo-Malthusian model - correct answer ✔A theory that holds that human
population growth poses a danger if not controlled
agency - correct answer ✔ability of a person to make independent decisions
and carry them out
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