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Pearson Chap. 3
Question | Answer |
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Brain Drain | Large-scale emigration by talented people. |
Chain Migration | Migration of people to a specific location influenced by family or members of the same nationality. |
Circulation | Short-term,repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis. |
Counterurbanization | Net migration from urban to rural areas in MDCs. |
Emigration | Migration from a location |
Floodplain | The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends. |
Forced Migration | Permanent movement compelled by cultural factors. |
Guest Workers | Workers who migrate to MDCs in search of higher-paying jobs. |
Immigration | Migration to a new location |
Internal Migration | Permanent movement within a particular country |
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 that hinders migration |
Intraregional | Permanent movement within one region of a country |
Migration | Form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location |
Migration Transition | Changes in migration patterns in a society corresponding to the changes in the demographic transition |
Mobility | All types of movement from one location to another |
Net Migration | The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration |
Pull Factor | Factor that induces people to move to a new location |
Push Factor | Factor that induces people to leave old residences |
Quotas | Laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
Refugees | People who are forced to migrate from their homes for fear of persecution |
Unauthorized Immigrants | People who enter a country without proper documents |
Voluntary Migration | Permanent movement undertaken by choice |