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| a permanent move to a new location | ||
| migration from a location | ||
| migration to a location | ||
| the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants | ||
| a more general term covering all types of movements from one place to another | ||
| short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis, such as daily, monthly, or annually | ||
| induces people to move out of their present location | ||
| induces people to move into a new location | ||
| people who have been forced to migrate from their home and cannot return in fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion | ||
| the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends | ||
| an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration | ||
| permanent movement within the same country | ||
| permanent movement from one country to another | ||
| movement from one region of a country to another | ||
| movement within one region | ||
| the migrant has chosen to move for economic improvements | ||
| the migrant has been compelled to move by cultural factors | ||
| changes in a society comparable to those in the demographic transition | ||
| those who are entering without proper documents | ||
| the migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there | ||
| maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States from each country during a one-year period | ||
| a large-scale emigration by talented people | ||
| citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East | ||
| net migration from urban to rural areas |
