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29 Cards in this Set
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BRAIN DRAIN
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large-scale emigration by talented people
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CHAIN MIGRATION
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migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
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CIRCULATION
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short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
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COUNTERURBANIZATION
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net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed contries
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EMIGRATION
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migration from a location
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FLOODPLAIN
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area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
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FORCED MIGRATION
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permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
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GUEST WORKERS
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workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe [usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or North Africa] in search of higher-paying jobs
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IMMIGRATION
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migration to a new location
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INTERNAL MIGRATION
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permanent movement within a particular country
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
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permanent movement from one country to another
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INTERREGIONAL MIGRATION
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permanent movement from one region of a country to another
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INTERVENING OBSTACLE
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environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
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INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION
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permanent movement within one region of a country
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MIGRATION
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form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location
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MIGRATION TRANSITION
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change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the deomographic transition
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MOBILITY
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all types of movement from one location to another
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NET MIGRATION
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the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration
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PULL FACTOR
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factors that induce people to move to a new location
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PUSH FACTOR
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factors that induce people to leave old residences
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QUOTAS
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in reference to migration, a law that places maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
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REFUGEES
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people who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion
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UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
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people who enter a country without proper documents
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VOLUNTARY MIGRATION
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permanent movement undertaken by choice
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CUSTOM
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the frequent repitition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act
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FOLK CULTURE
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culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
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HABIT
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a repetitive act performed by a particular individual
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POPULAR CULTURE
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culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics
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TABOO
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a restriction on behavior imposed by social custom
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