What 2 main types of internal migration?
interregional migration and intraregional.
When was interregional migration most prevalent in the U.S.?
in the past, when people were farmers.
What is the most famous example of largescale internal migration in the U.S.?
the movement of people to the American West
population center
average location of the population of everyone in the country - the center of population gravity.
Where did the population center begin in the U.S.?
Chesapeake Bay area.
Describe how the population center moved in the U.S. from the late 1700s to the 1990s.
toward the West as people sought additional land.
Russian longdistance interregional migration
movement of people from East to West and North as people sought out economic advantages
Brazil longdistance interregional migration
began when the capitol was moved to Brasilia, located 600 miles west of the Atlantic Coast
Indonesia longdistance interregional migration
People originally lived in cities along the coast, but as farming grew in popularity, people moved inland .
Europe longdistance interregional migration
most often for job opportunities.
India longdistance interregional migration.
The population was rural but people migrated to more urban, densely populated areas.
Intraregional migration
movement within a region.
Example of intraregional migration
suburbanization, or people moving out of cities into less densely populated areas.
Intraregional migration shift in the late 20th Century
urbanization. People are moving into cities for job opportunities and convenience
Reasons for shift in intraregional migration
move out of the cities to find less densely populated areas.
Counterurbanization
the movement of people out of urban areas to escape over crowding, pollution, and economic disadvantages.
why was intraregional migration more prevalent in the US past?
Lack of farmland pushed people from more densely populated regions