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Chapter 3 migration

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226728795brain drainlarge-scale emigration by talented people.
226728796chain migrationmigration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
226728797circulationshort-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.
226728798counterurbanizationnet migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.
226728799emigrationmigration from a location
226728800floodplainthe area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
226728801forced migrationpermanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
226728802guest workersworkers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
226728803immigrationmigration to a new location
226728804internal migrationpermanent movement within a particular country.
226728805international migrationpermanent movement from one country to another.
226728806interregional migrationpermanent movement from one region of a country to another.
226728807intervening obstaclean environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
226728808intraregional migrationpermanent movement within one region of a country.
226728809Migrationform of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
226728810Migration transitionchange in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.
226728811Mobilityall types of movement from one location to another.
226728812net migrationthe difference between the level of migration and the level of emigration.
226728813pull factorfactor that induces people to move to a new location
226728814push factorfactor that induces people to leave old residences.
226728815quotasin reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
226728816refugeespeople 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 opinions.
226728817unauthorized immigrantspeople who enter a country without proper documents
226728818voluntary migrationpermanent movement undertaken by choice.
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