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24 Cards in this Set
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brain drain |
large-scale immigration by talented people |
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chain migration |
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there |
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circulation |
short-term repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
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counterurbanization |
net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries |
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emigration |
migration from a location |
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floodplain |
the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends |
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forced migration |
permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors |
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guest workers |
workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher paying jobs |
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immigration |
migration to a new location |
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internal migration |
permanent movement from one country to another |
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international migration |
permanent movement from one country to another |
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interregional migration |
permanent movement from one region of a country to another |
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intervening obstacle |
an environmental of cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration |
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intraregional migration |
permanent movement within one region of a country |
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migration |
form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location |
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migration transition |
change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition |
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mobility |
all types of movement from one location to another |
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net migration |
the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration |
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pull factor |
factor that induces people to move to a new location |
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push factor |
factor that induces people to leave old residences |
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quotas |
in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
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refugees |
people who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion |
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undocumented immigrants |
people who enter a country without proper documents |
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voluntary migration |
permanent movement undertaken by choice |
