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7873168917Migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another0
7873186250EmigrationMovement of individuals out of a population1
7873208353ImmagrationMoving into a population2
7873226256Net migrationTh gain or loss in a total population in a particular area as a result of migration3
7873292200CirculationShort-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.4
7873308189Push factorFactor that induces people to leave old residences.5
7873326655Pull factorInduces people to move into a new location.6
7925346386RefugeesPeople who flee their homeland to seek safety elsewhere7
7925355281AsylumShelter and protection in one state for refugees from another state.8
7925371091Intervening ObstacleAn environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.9
7925390191International MigrationHuman movement involving movement across international boundaries.10
7925398111Internal MigrationThe permanent or semipermanent movement of individuals within a particular country.11
7925406872Interregional MigartionPermanet movment from one region of a country to another. Ex. Moving to Maine from Arizona12
7925437817Intaregional MigrationMovement within a region or counrty. Ex. Permanently moving to the midwest13
7925491328Voluntary migrationPermanent movement undertaken by choice14
7925498327Forced migrationHuman migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate15
7925504946Wilbur Zelinsky(born 1921) is recognized as one of America's most prominent cultural geographers16
7925519373Chain Migrationpattern of migration that develops when migrants move along and through kinship links17
7925539008Undocumented immigrantsPeople who enter a country without proper documents.18
7925551605QuotasEstablished limits by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year Ex. In 2013 only 300,000 immigrants can come to this country19
7925581264Brain DrainLarge-scale emigration by talented people. A band emigrates to a country20
7925598218Guest workersIndividuals who migrate temporarily to take up jobs in other countries21
7925617031CounterurbanizationThe net loss of population from cities to smaller towns and rural areas.22
7925632950Gravity ModelA model that holds the potential use of a servace at a particular location Ex. People in a location? distance people must travel23
7925686520Distance decayThe decline of an activity or function with increasing distance from the place of origin.24
7925706748Step migrationMigration to a distant destination that occurs in stages25
7925726760Counter Migration/return migrationThe return of migrants which they earlier emigration. Ex. Refugees returing to there country when the disaster is over26
7925765777Activity SpaceThe area within which people move freely on their rounds of regular activity27
7925781547Cyclic MovementMovement that has a closed route and is repeated annually or seasonally28
7925794608CommutingPaterns in human/economic systems, based on Newtons gravity equations.29
7925834653Sesonal movementMigration based on the particular season . Ex. In the summer, some people go on vacations30
7925875072Periodic movementMigration involving temporary, recurrent relocation. Ex: military service, college, etc.31
7925882087TranshumanceThe seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures.32
7925901589International RefugeeA person who as been displaced from their country, and trys to find an asylum.33
7925940436Intranational refugeeA refugee who never returns to their own contry34
7925966708Permanent refugeeA statis given to a refugee after being granted full citizenship status.35
7926023259Temporary refugeeStatus given to a refugee prior to receiving permanent residency in a new country36
7926098074Immigration lawsLaws and regulations of a state designed specifically to control immigration into that state.37
7926118367MobilityAll types of movement from one location to another. E.g. The ability to move38
7926160625Transnational MigrantsGroups of people who maintain ties to their homelands after they have migrated.39
7926181745SuburbanizationThe process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.40
7926230055Eco-MigrationPopulation movement caused by the degradation of land41
7926267502Migration fieldsArea from which a given city or place draws a majority of the in-migrants42
7926285481Channelized MigrationThe tendancy for migration to flow between areas that are socialy and economically alied by past migration patterns43
7926353971Ravensteins laws of MigrationMost migrants move only a short distance. There is a process of absorption, whereby people immediately surrounding a rapidly growing town move into it and the gaps they leave are filled by other migrants. E.g how big cities are formed44
7926422506Intevening OpprotunityThe presence of a nearer opprotunity that greatly diminishes the atractiveness of site farther away. Ex. A new job opprotunity opens up near you so you dont do to the one farther away.45
7926481896RemittanceHuman migration flows in which the movers have not choice but to relocate. Ex. Your family mowes to France.46
7926514701XeonphobiaFear or dislike of foreigners significantly different from oneself.47

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