Introduction to Physical and Human Geography - D199 Exam Questions And Answers

Introduction to Physical and Human Geography - D199 Exam Questions And Answers immigrants people moving into a geographical area emigrants people moving out of a geographical area Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:03 / 0:15 Full screen net migration the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants for a given geographical area in any given year return migration permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin travel visas documents that give temporary permission to enter a country brain drain a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by offering higher-paying opportunities brain gain benefits a receiving country experiences when highly skilled immigrants are lured away from their country of origin when they accept higher-paying opportunities brain waste situation that occurs when a receiving country fails to take advantage of all the skills of an immigrant population push factors conditions that encourage an individual to move from a location pull factors conditions that influence migrants to move to a particular location reference maps maps used to display important physical elements of a specific geographic area, such as countries, rivers, mountains, etc. thematic maps specialized maps used to understand one particular attribute or characteristic of a specific geographic area; examples are population maps, weather maps, and maps illustrating the spread of disease literal maps maps that strive to display the objective truth about a specific geographic area figurative maps maps that use symbols to represent a narrative or point of view; they are much less concerned with physical accuracy than are literal maps analytical mapping the use of cartography techniques to uncover and learn about patterns and trends in a specific geographic area map scale how the measurement of d