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chapter 3 AP HUG
vocab for chapter 3 rubenstein
Question | Answer |
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brain drain | large scale emigration by talented people |
chain migration | a series of migrations within a family or defined group of people often begins with one family member who sends money to bring other family members to the new location they result in migration fields |
circulation | short term repetitive or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
cotton belt | agricultural region in US where cotton was main cash crop. it is in the southeast US |
counter urbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries |
emigration | leaving one country to move to another |
floodplain | the area subject to flooding during a given number years according to historical trends |
forced migration | when a government forces a large group of people out of region usually based on ethnicity or religion |
guest workers | workers who migrate to the more developed countries in search of higher paying jobs |
immigration | moving into a new country |
internal migration | moving to a new home within a state country or continent |
international migration | permanent movement from one country to another |
interregional migration | permanent movement from one region of a country to another |
intervening obstacle | an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration |
intraregional migration | permanent movement within one region of a country |
migration | the movement of people from one place in the world to another for the purpose of taking up permanent residence usually across a political boundary |
migration transition | change 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 |
mobility | all types of movement from one location to another |
net migration | the difference between net internal and movers from abroad |
pull factor | factor that induces people to move to a new location |
push factor | factor that induces people to leave old residences |
quota | laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
refugees | a person that is moving outside the country if his.her origin due to fear of persecution for reasons of race religion nationality membership in a social group or political opinion |
rust belt | located in the north east quadrant of the US its the heavily industrialized and factories |
sun belt | where there is warm climate with extended summers and short mild winters in the south |
time contract workers | people that work a certain amount of time and then are allowed to stop |
undocumented immigrants | people who enter a country without proper documents |
voluntary migration | permanent movement undertaken by choice |