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AP Human Geography Chapter 3 Vocab

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11810749brain drainlarge-scale immigration by talented people
11810750chain migrationmigration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
11810751circulationshort-term, repetitive or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
11810752counter urbanizationnet migration from urban to rural areas in mdcs.
11810753emigrationmigration from a location
11810754floodplainthe area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
11810755forced migrationpermanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
11810756guest workersworkers who migrate to the mdcs of n and w europe usually from s and e europe or from n america in search of higher paying jobs
11810757immigrationmigration to a new location
11810758internal migrationpermanent movement within a particular country
11810759international migrationpermanent movement from one country to another
11810760interregional migrationpermanent movement from one region of a country to another
11810761intervening obstaclean environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
11810762intraregional migrationpermanent movement within one region of a country
11810763migrationform of relocation diffusiong involving permanent move to a new location
11810764migration transitionchange in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, popluation growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition
11810765mobilityall types of movement from one location to another
11810766net migrationimmigration - emigration
11810767pull factorsinduce people to move to a new location
11810768push factorsinduce people to leave old tendencies
11810769quotain reference to migration, a law that places maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
11810770refugeespeople who are forced to migrate from their home country and caannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group or political opinion
11810771undocumented immigrantspeople who enter a country without proper documents
11810772voluntary migrationpermanent movement undertaken by choice
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