Migration

Today in Human Geo. we learned about migration. Mobility is the most generalized term that refers to all the types of movement. When you go to school, work, local shops, and to go see relatives you have to move to get there. Short term and repetitive acts are referred as circulation. College students moving to college each fall and returning each spring or during breaks for Thanksgiving or Christmas are good examples of mobility. A permanent move to a new location constitutes migration. Net migration is the difference between immigration and emigration. Ravenstiens's law for the distance that migrants typically move a short distance away while immigrants move out of one country into another. There are two categories of migration. The first is international which is a permanent move to another country. This can be forced by war or lack of jobs. This can also be voluntary due to a job or a college. The second type is internal this is a permanent move to another part in the same country.