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Vocabulary - Migration
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- 1Asylum SeekerSomeone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
- 2Brain DrainLarge-scale emigration by talented people
- 3Chain MigrationMigration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
- 4CirculationShort-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
- 5CounterurbanizationNet migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
- 6EmigrationMigration FROM a location
- 7FloodplainThe area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends
- 8Forced MigrationPermanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors
- 9Guest WorkerA term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of a higher paying job
- 10ImmigrationMigration TO a new location
- 11INternal MigrationPermanent movement WITHIN an area
- 12IDPINTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON
forced to migrate for political reasons not across international border - 13International MigrationFrom on country to another
- 14Interregional MigrationOne region of a country to another
- 15Intervening ObstacleAn environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
- 16International MigrationMovement within a country
- 17MigrationA form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location
- 18Migration TransitionChange in migration patterns in a society that results from industrialization, and population growth
demographic transition - 19MobilityAll types of movement between a location
- 20Net MigrationLevel of immigration and emigration
- 21Pull factorMove to a new location
- 22Push FactorMove away from a location
- 23QuotasMax limit of people who can migrate per year
- 24Refugeesforced to migrate from their homes persacution of race, religion, nationality, membership in a political group, or political opinion
- 25unauthorized ImmigrantsPeople who enter a country without proper documents to do so
- 26Voluntary MigrationPermanent move undertaken by choice
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- A characteristic spread from one place to another. This section shows how and why people migrate.
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