HUMAN ADAPTATION

Human Adaptation
Human adaptability focuses on the flexibility with which humans, both as
individuals and as populations, cope with environmental challenges, through both
biological and behavioral/cultural means.
Behavioral Adaptation
1. Defined as the things organisms do to survive.
2. It is learned.

Whether human, behavioral, structural, still, adaptation pertains to the reaction of

an organisms to changes in the environment.

Human body responses to changes in the environment:

1. Human body can acclimatize to a wide range of temperature and humidity.
2. Human can easily adjust traveling to high altitudes so that our body cells still
receive sufficient oxygen.
3. Humans are also constantly responding to various internal and external changes
such as bacteria and viral infections, air and water pollution, dietary imbalance, and
overcrowding.

TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION and OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

Aside from other human adaptation challenges due to environment reasons,
humans also tend to face adaptation challenges borne by the need for mobility. Life
has been moving so fast and people as well are changing residences as rapidly.

Migration
Defined as the process of geographic mobility, or the change of residence of a
person from one community to the other with the intention of settling temporarily
or permanently.

Three Types of Mobility or Migration

A. International Migration
B. Internal Migration
C. Circular Migration

A. International Migration
Is the permanent transfer of residence from one country to another. It is a
change over national boundaries. An international migrant is someone who moves
to a different country.

Classification of International Migrant

1. Legal Immigrants
2. Illegal Immigrants
3. Refugees
Legal Immigrants
Legal Immigrants are those who moved with the legal permission of the
receiver nation.
Illegal Immigrants
Illegal Immigrants are those who moved without legal permission.
Refugees
Refugees are those who crossed an international boundary to escape
persecution.

B. Internal Migration
Is a change in residence within a country. It is a change of residence within
national residence. An internal migrant is someone who moves to a different
administrative territory.

C. Circular Migration
Is a temporary movement of a person. The change in residence is temporary
due to work or study, but the migrant is someone who moves to a different
administrative territory.

Another type of migration is forced migration denoted by Jay Weinstein and Vijayan
Pillai, in the year 2001. Forced Migration exists when a person is moved against his
will, such as slave, or when the move is initiated because of external factors like
natural disaster or civil war. This can be either within their country or between
countries after being displaced from their homeland.

Questions:
1. 3 Types of Migration
International Migration
Internal Migration
Circular Migration
2. It is defined as things an organisms do to survive.
Behavioral Adaptation
3. It is defined as the process of geographic mobility, or the change of residence of a
person from one community to the other with the intention of settling temporarily
or permanently.
Migration