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Ch 5 Vocab

TermDefinition
Mobility All types of movement from one location to another, whether temporary or permanent or over short or long distances
Circulation Temporary, repetitive movements that recur on a regular basis
Human Migration The permanent movement of people from one place to another
Emigration Movement away from a location
Immigration Movement to a location
Net Migration The difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a location, such as a city or country
Gravity Model A model that predicts the interaction between two or more places; geographers derived the model from Newton's law of universal gravitation
Push Factor A negative cause that compels someone to leave a location
Pull Factor A positive cause that attracts someone to a new location
Internal Migration Movement within a country's borders
Friction of Distance A concept that states the longer a journey is, the more time, effort and cost it will involve
Transhumance The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter
Chain Migration Type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there
Step Migration Series of smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination
Intervening Obstacle An occurrence that hold migrants back
Intervening Opportunity An occurrence that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice
Guest Workers A migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor
Circular Migration Migration pattern in which migrant workers move back and forth between their country of origin and the destination country where they work temporary jobs
Refugee A person who is forced to leave their country for fear of persecution or death
Asylum The right to protection in a country
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Person who has been forced to flee their home but remains within the country's borders
Human Trafficking Defined by the UN as the "recruitment, transportation, harboring, or reciept of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion)"
Repatriate To return to one's home country
Interregional Migration Movement from one region of a country to another
Intraregional Migration Movement within one region of the country
Quotas Limit on the number of immigrants allowed into the country each year
Kinship Links Networks of relatives and friends
Skills Gap A shortage of people trained in a particular industry
Remittances Money earned by an emigrant abroad and sent back to their home country
Brain Drain The loss of trained or educated people to the lure of work in another - often richer - country
Relocation Diffusion The spread of culture traits through the movement of people
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