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11037699924MigrationA change in residence intended to be permanent or indefinite0
11037699925SteamDirection1
11037699926MobilityAbility to move to different places2
11037699927SedentaryInactive way of life3
11037699928Nomad/nomadic/People who travel a lot4
11037699929Cyclic movement/circulationMovement from or to or around a place5
11037699930CommuteDistance between home and work6
11037699931ImmigrationInto a new country7
11037699932EmmigrationExit home country8
11037699933Net-migrationNumber of immigrants minus number or emmigrants9
11037699934Net-immigrationNumber of immigrants coming into an area10
11037699935Net-outmigrationNumber of emigrants coming out of an area11
11037699936Urbancharacteristic of a city or town12
11037699937RuralCharacteristic of the countryside13
11037699938Suburbancharacteristic of a suburb14
11037699939Urbanizationmaking an area more urban15
11037699940SuburbanizationMakes rural areas to urban areas (population shifts)16
11037699941Counter-urbanizationPeople from urban areas to rural areas17
11037699942Friction of a distanceAmount of nrg it takes to overcome distance18
11037699943Distance decayDistance between to places separate until it disappears19
11037699944Gravity modelRelationships between places20
11037699945Intervening obstacleFeature that hinders migration21
11037699946Push factorsPush or somehow for people to leave their country22
11037699947Pull factorsDraw people to a location23
11037699955Internal migrationMovement within a single countries border24
11037699948International migrationPermanent movement from one country to another25
11037699949Intercontinental migrationMovement permanent from one continent to another26
11037699950Ravenstein's lawsRapid growth in towns filling gaps by migrants27
11037699951Chain migrationMigration of people cause by relatives or members of same nationality28
11037699952Step migrationMigration leaving by stages up to final destination29
11037699953Interrgional migrationPermanent movement from one region to another30
11037699954Intraregional MigrationPermanent movement within one region of a country31
11038054116FlowMove32
11038054117WaveLarge amounts33
11166246969TranshumanceSeasonal movement of people with animals34
11166246970indigenous personHappening naturally in a certain place35
11166246971Voluntary migrationHaving a choice to migrate36
11166246972Forced migrationMoving someone away from their home37
11166246973Disaporathe disperse of jewish people due to force or other races38
11166246974Ethnic enclaveGeographic area with high ethnic concentration39
11166246975Economic migrationTraveling to other countries for more money40
11166246976RemittanceMoney sent by mail in payment or goods or services as a present41
11166246977Time-contract workersImmigrants recruited for a fixed period to work in mines or plantations42
11166246978Guest workerCitizen of a poor country permitted to work in a country temporary (farm labor)43
11166246979Climate refugees/enviormental migrantsPeople forced to leave their homes due to long/short term charges44
11166246980Brain drainLarge scale emigration of talented people45
11166246981Human traffickingTrade of humans for forced labor, sexual slavery46
11166246982Sex slaverywomen and children forced into prostitution for money47
11166246983Passporta document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country48
11166246984Visaan endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country.49
11202660176QuotaLimited amount of people or things50
11202660177Illegal immigrantDo not use this, use undocumented51
11202660178undocumented/unauthorized immigrantsSomething that has no proofs in any document52
11202660179Internally displacedsomeone who is forced to leave his or her home and community but who remains in the same country53
11202660180RefugeeA person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster54
11202660181Asylumthe protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.55
11202660182Asylum seekerRefugee seeking political protection56
11202660183Xenophobiafear of people from other countries57
11202660184Immigration reformChange to current immigration policy of a country58
11202660185Activity spacethe space within which daily activity occurs59
11202660186Place utilityPeople needing convienet access to products60
11202660187space-time prismOn individuals possible behavior in time space based on ability constraints61
11202660188Zelinsky Model of Migration TransitionMigration trends follow demographic transition stages. People become increasingly mobile as industrialization develops. More international migration is seen in stage 2 as migrants search for more space and opportunities in countries in stages 3 and 4. Stage-4 countries show less emigration and more intraregional migration62
11202660189Borchert's epochsPeriods of time and advancement in transportation63

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