Ap Human Geography, Chapter 3 - Key Terms

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Asylum seeker (p. 92)

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Someone who has

migrated to another

country in the hope of

being recognized as a refugee.

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Brain drain (p. 96)

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Large-scale emigration by talented people.

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Chain migration (p. 97)

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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 (p. 78)

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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that

recur on a regular basis.

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Counterurbanization

(p. 91)

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Net migration from urban to rural areas in more

developed countries.

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Emigration (p. 78)

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Migration from a location.

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Floodplain (p. 92)

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The area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends.

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Forced migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement,

usually compelled by cultural factors.

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Guest Worker (p. 95)

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A 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.

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Immigration (p. 78)

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Migration to a new location.

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Internal migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement within a particular country.

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Internally Displaced Person (IDP) (p. 92)

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Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

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International migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement from one country to another.

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Interregional migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement from one region of a country to

another.

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Intervening obstacle (p. 96)

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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.

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Intraregional migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement within one region of a country.

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Migration (p. 78)

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A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.

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Migration transition (p. 79)

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A 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 (p. 78)

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All types of movement

between locations.

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Net migration (p. 78)

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The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.

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Pull factor (p. 92)

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A facor that induces people to move to a new location.

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Push factor (p. 92)

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A factor that induces people to leave old residences.

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Quotas (p. 96)

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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 (p. 92)

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People who are forced to migrate from their home ountry 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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Unauthorized immigrants

(p. 98)

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People who enter a country without proper documents to do so.

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Voluntary migration (p. 80)

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Permanent movement

undertaken by choice.