Intro to geography chapter 7

Activity space

Area within which we move freely on our rounds of regular activity, Sharing that space with others who are also involved in their daily affairs

Chain migration

Indicates that the mover is part of an established migrant flow from a common origin to a prepared destination

Channelized migration

Flow of migration

Contagious diffusion

Process follows the rules of distance decay spactial interaction at each step

Critical distance

The distance beyond which cost effort means and perception plane overriding role in our willingness to interact

Distance Decay

The decline of an activity a function or an amount of interaction with increasing distance from the point of origin

Globalization

The increased interconnection of all parts of the world affects economic political and cultural patterns and processes

Hierarchical diffusion

The spread of innovation up or down a hierarchy of places

Hierarchical migration

Assists in understanding the nature of migration feilds

Human interaction

The communication and interdependencies between people

Mental map

Each individual perceives the world differently

Migration

The permanent relocation of both place of residence and activity place

Migration field

An area of areas that dominate a locale's in and out migration patterns

Place utility

Helps us understand the decision making process that potential voluntary migrants undergo

Pull factor

Positive attractions of the migration destination

Push factor

Negative home conditions that impel the decision to migrate

Return migration (counter migration)

The return of migrants to the regions from which they had earlier emigrated

Spatial diffusion

The process by which a concept, practice, or substance spreads from its point of origin to new territories

Spatial interaction

Used to more specifically identify the locations that are the termini of the interaction

Stage in life

Membership in specific age groups

Step migration

Involves the place transition from

Territoriality

The emotional attachment to, and the defense of, home ground

Transitional corporation

Companies that have headquarters in one country and subsidary companies, factories, and other facilities in several countries