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BB Ch 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asylum | Moving to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee |
| Brain drain | The most talented and capable individuals leave a country |
| Chain migration | Process where immigrants follow their friends or family to another place |
| Counter Migration | The return of migrants to their country of origin |
| Distance decay | When something moves further from the source, the connection weakens |
| Forced migration | Involuntary migration, usually caused by wars, political persecution, or natural disasters |
| Gravity Model of Migration | A model that measures the interactions of cities or countries with regards to migration. Large cities attract high numbers of people. Small cities attract small numbers |
| Immigrants | People who move into a country |
| Internally Displaced Person | Someone who is forced to leave their home, but stays within their country of residence |
| Intervening obstacles | Any force that limits human migration |
| Migration | A permanent move to a new location |
| Overpopulation | A situation in which there are too many people and not enough resources in a given area |
| Pull Factors | Things that make people want to move into a country |
| Push Factors | Things that make people want to move out of a country |
| Ravenstein's Laws of Migration | A theory of migration that says migrants usually move short distances, migration goes step by step, migrants who move far will move to cities, and each migration current produces a counter-current |
| Refugees | People forced to move from their country of residence to another country |
| Remittances | Money migrants send back to their country of origin |
| Return Migration | Migrants voluntarily move back to their country of origin |
| Step Migration | Migration that follows a series of stages |
| Voluntary Migration | Someone moves to another place because they choose to |
| Xenophobia | Fear or dislike of foreigners |
| Ethnic Enclaves | Neighborhoods filled with people of the same ethnic group |