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Chapter 3: Migration

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79587719Brain DrainLarge-scale emigration by talented people.
79587720Chain MigrationMigration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
79587721CirculationShort-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.
79587722CounterurbanizationNet migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.
79587723EmigrationMigration from a location.
79587724FloodplainThe area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
79587725Forced MigrationPermanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
79587726Guest WorkersWorkers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs.
79587727ImmigrationMigration to a new location.
79587728Internal MigrationPermanent movement within a particular country.
79587729International MigrationPermanent movement from one country to another.
79587730Interregional MigrationPermanent movement from one region of a country to another.
79587731Intervening ObstacleAn environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.
79587732Intraregional MigrationPermanent movement within one region of a country.
79587733MigrationForm of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
79587734Migration 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.
79587735MobilityAll types of movement from one location to another.
79587736Net MigrationThe difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
79587737Pull FactorFactor the induces people to move to a new location
79587738Push FactorFactors that induce people to leave old residences.
79587739QuotasIn reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
79587740RefugeesPeople 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 opinion.
79587741Undocumented ImmigrantsPeople who enter a country without proper documents.
79587742Voluntary MigrationPermanent movement undertaken by choice.
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