Ap Human Geography : Chapter 3: Migration

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Asylum seeker

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Someone who has migrated to another country I hopes of being recognized as a refugee

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activity space

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the space within which daily activities occur

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brain drain

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large scale emigration by talented persons

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brain gain

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large scale immigration by talented persons

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chain migration

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migration of people to a specific location because of relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there

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counterurbanization/urban to rural migration

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net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries

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cyclic movement

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movement that has a closed route repeated annually or seasonally

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distance decay

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the diminishing importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

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forced migration

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permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors

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gravity model

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a model which holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people on a location and inversely related to the distance they must travel to reach the service

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internal migration

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permanent movement within a particular country

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internally displaced persons (IDP)

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

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international/intercontinental migration

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permanent movement from one country to another within a continent

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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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an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration

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intervening opportunity

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an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that helps migration

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intraregional migration

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permanent movement within one region of a country

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migratory movement

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human relocation movement from a source to a destination without a return journey

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periodic movement

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a form of migration that involves intermittent but recurrent movement, such as relocation college or military service

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personal space

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the space a person can reach without travelling

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place utility

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having a product where costumers can buy it

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pull factors

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a factor that induces people to move to a new location

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job opportunities, pleasant climate, and tolerance

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push factors

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a factor that induces people to leave old residences

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lack of jobs, inhospitable climate, and persecution

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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 their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.

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space-time prism

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the set of all points that can be reached by an individual given a maximum possible speed from starting point in space-time and an ending point in space-time

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step migration

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migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages

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transhumance

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the seasonal migration of live - stocks between mountains and pastures

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transmigration

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moving from one country/region to another

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voluntary migration

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permanent migration undertaken by choice