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Which geographer's work, Laws of Migration, includes a theory highlighting the inverse relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination?
First published in 1885, Ernst Ravenstein's Laws of Migration includes a theory highlighting the inverse relationship between the distance and volume of migration between a source and destination. Ravenstein's work still forms the basis of modern human migration theory.
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Over a series of generations a family from an isolated farm in Maharashtra State in India migrates first to a nearby village, then to a regional town, and finally to Mumbai. This is most accurately known as a __________.
This type of gradual migration, from farm to village to town to big city, is known as a “step migration” because it happens in a series of steps. It is a common way by which rural families arrive in an urban setting.
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The ability to move from one place/region to another is called __________.
"Mobility" is the ability of something or someone to move from one place or region to another. "Migration" refers specifically to groups of people or animals moving from one region or country to another. "Travel" is voluntary movement from one region to another.
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Which of the following statements concerning migration is false?
Migrants do tend to relocate after they have reached their desired destination. It is also common for migrants to return to their original location. All of the other statements are true.
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Which of the following is an example of internal migration?
Internal migration involves movement within a nation-state (e.g., the United States). Mikey's movement from New York to New Hampshire is a good example of internal migration.
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Which of the following are different types of diffusion?
Hearth, relocation, expansion, hierarchical, contagious, and stimulus are all different types of diffusion.
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