click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
AP Human Geography
35-51
Question | Answer |
---|---|
forced migration | human migration in which the movers have no choice but to relocate |
refugees | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
asylum seekers | Someone who leaves their home to seek safety and formal protection of another country |
internally displaced persons | someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders |
voluntary migration | movement that comes from a person's choice to relocate to an opportunity |
transnational migration | movement across country borders, international migration |
transhumance | Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures |
internal migration | migration that occurs within a single country’s borders |
chain migration | the social process by which immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to a particular destination |
step migration | Migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages |
guest worker | a person with temporary permission to work in another country |
remittance | Money immigrants send back to family and friends in their home countries, often in cash |
cyclic movement | movement away from home for a short period |
periodic movement | movement away from home for a longer period |
diaspora | a community of people who are dispersed throughout the world, but retain their cultural, religious, or ethnic differences |
emigration | Someone who migrates out of a place |
repatriation | A refugee or group of refugees returning to their home country, usually with the assistance of a governmental or non-governmental organization |