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Ch 3: Migration

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38661307Brain DrainLarge-scale emigration by talented people.
38661308Chain MigrationMigration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
38661309CirculationShort-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.
38661310CounterurbanizationNet migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.
38661311EmigrationMigration from a location.
38661312FloodplainThe area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
38661313Forced MigrationPermanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
38661314Guest 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.
38661315ImmigrationMigration to a new location.
38661316Internal MigrationPermanent movement within a particular country.
38661317International MigrationPermanent movement from one country to another.
38661318Interregional MigrationPermanent movement from one region of a country to another.
38661319Intervening ObstacleAn environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.
38661320Intraregional MigrationPermanent movement within one region of a country.
38661321MigrationForm of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
38661322Migration 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.
38661323MobilityAll types of movement from one location to another.
38661324Net MigrationThe difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
38661325Pull FactorFactor the induces people to move to a new location
38661326Push FactorFactors that induce people to leave old residences.
38661327QuotasIn reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
38661328RefugeesPeople 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.
38661329Undocumented ImmigrantsPeople who enter a country without proper documents.
38661330Voluntary MigrationPermanent movement undertaken by choice.
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