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Vocabulary for AP Human Geography from Chapter Three

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Brain drain   Large scale emigration by talented people  
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Counter-urbanization   net migration from urban to rural areas in MDCs  
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Forced Migration   permanent movement compelled by political factors  
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Internal Migration   permanent movement with a particular country  
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Intervening obstacle   an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration  
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Migration transition   change in a migration pattern in a society  
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Pull factor   factor that cause people to immigrate to a place  
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Refugees   people forced to migrate form their home country and cannot return  
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Chain migration   Migration of a people to a specific location because relatives have moved there  
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Emigration   migration from a location  
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Guest workers   workers who migrate, generally form LDCs to MDCs  
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International migration   permanent movement from one country to another  
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Interregional migration   permanent movement from one region to another  
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Intraregional migration   permanent movement within a region  
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Mobility   all types of movement from one location to another  
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Push factors   factors that induce people to leave a location  
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Undocumented Immigrants   people who enter a country without the proper documents  
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Circulation   short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements  
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Flood plain   area subject to flooding during a given number of years  
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Immigration   migration to a location  
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Migration   form of relocation involving a permanent move  
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Net migration   the difference between number of immigrants and emigrants  
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Quotas   laws that place a maximum on the number of people who can immigrate to a certain country every year.  
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Voluntary migration   permanent movement undertaken by choice  
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