AP Human Geography Chapter 3 Vocab

11810749	brain drain	large-scale immigration by talented people
11810750	chain migration	migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
11810751	circulation	short-term, repetitive or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
11810752	counter urbanization	net migration from urban to rural areas in mdcs.
11810753	emigration	migration from a location
11810754	floodplain	the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
11810755	forced migration	permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
11810756	guest workers	workers 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
11810757	immigration	migration to a new location
11810758	internal migration	permanent movement within a particular country
11810759	international migration	permanent movement from one country to another
11810760	interregional migration	permanent movement from one region of a country to another
11810761	intervening obstacle	an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
11810762	intraregional migration	permanent movement within one region of a country
11810763	migration	form of relocation diffusiong involving permanent move to a new location
11810764	migration transition	change 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
11810765	mobility	all types of movement from one location to another
11810766	net migration	immigration - emigration
11810767	pull factors	induce people to move to a new location
11810768	push factors	induce people to leave old tendencies
11810769	quota	in reference to migration, a law that places maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
11810770	refugees	people 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
11810771	undocumented immigrants	people who enter a country without proper documents
11810772	voluntary migration	permanent movement undertaken by choice