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Unit 7
Migration and Urbanization
Term | Definition |
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emigration | the process of leaving one country to take up permanent or semi-permanent residence |
immigration | the process of entering one country to take up permanent or semi-permanent residence |
net migration | the net effect of immigration and emigration on an area’s population in a given period of time |
refugee | a person who has been forced to leave his or her country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster |
migration stream | the constant flow of migrants from one country to another country |
pull factor | something that encourages people to move to a new place |
push factor | something that encourages people to leave a place behind |
brain drain | when a country loses its well-educated and trained workers due to emigration |
archeologist | a social scientist that studies ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts, buildings, and other remaining material evidence |
artifacts | material evidence from the past that are left for us to study |
urbanization | the movement of people from rural to urban areas |
megacity | a city with over 10 million people |
slum | a run-down area of a city with inadequate housing and lack of services such as water and sanitation |