Chapter 11 Vocab

Migration

• seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
• movement from one part of something to another.
• Ex: The migration patterns of birds are quite interesting

Push Factor

• A force or reason that drives humans away
• Ex: The push factor of Greenland was all the ice

Pull factor

• A factor that draws people toward the location
• Ex: The pull factor of Dallas was all of the new jobs

Social Factors

• The factors that influenced the person's personality, attitude, and lifestyle
• Ex: Sam is nice because his parents are nice

Ethnic Persecution

• the hostility, abuse or violence against an individual based on their perceived ethnicity
• Ex: John beat up Sam because he thought he was Native American

Religious persecution

• The persecution of people based on their religion
• Ex: When Hitler killed the Jews, that was religious persecution

Environmental Factors

• Any factor, abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms.
• Ex: The environmental factors of the war were the mountains

physical barriers

• Physical obstacles that hinder people with physical disabilities from gaining access
• Ex: The physical barriers of the office were the stairs and the absence of elevators

Irish Potato Famine

• Between 1845 and 1852, it reduced the population of Ireland by 25%
• Ex: The Irish Potato Famine was caused by the failure of the potato crop

Poverty

• The state of being extremely poor
• Ex: The people in poverty live off barely anything

atlantic slave trade

• It took place between the 16th and 19th century and consisted mostly of Africans
• Ex: Many people took part in the Atlantic Slave Trade to gain money