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Migration
Migration - Leblanc
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| brain drain | large scale emigration by talented people |
| chain migration | migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there |
| circulation | short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
| conterurbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries |
| 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 usually by cultural factors |
| guest workers | workers that migrate to the more developed countries of northern and western Europe usually from southern and eastern Europe or from north Africa in search of higher paying jobs |
| immigration | migration TO a new location |
| internal migration | permanent movement within a perticular country |
| international migration | a permanent migration from one country to another |
| interregional migration | permanent movement from one region of a country to another |
| Intervening obstacle | an enviromental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration |
| Intraregional migration | permanent movement within one region of a country |
| migration | form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location |
| 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 the level of immigration and the level of emigration |
| pull factor | a factor that induces people to move to a new location |
| push factor | a factor that induces people to leave old residences |
| quota | in reference to migration, a law that places maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
| refugees | people who are forced to migrate from their home country and can not return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion |
| undocumented immigrants | people who enter a country without proper documents |
| voluntary migration | permanent movement undertaken by choice |