Laws of migration

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ravenstein's Laws of Migration
gptkbp:describes patterns of human migration
gptkbp:field human geography
demography
gptkbp:fifthLaw Urban residents are less migratory than rural residents.
gptkbp:firstLaw Most migrants move only a short distance.
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Ernst_Georg_Ravenstein
1885
gptkbp:fourthLaw Each migration flow produces a counter-flow.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of migration
gptkbp:influenced modern migration studies
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 7
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_the_Statistical_Society_of_London
gptkbp:secondLaw Migration proceeds step by step.
gptkbp:seventhLaw Most migrants are adults.
gptkbp:sixthLaw Females are more migratory than males within their country of birth, but males are more likely to migrate internationally.
gptkbp:thirdLaw Migrants moving long distances usually move to urban areas.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernst_Georg_Ravenstein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8