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APHUG Unit 2 Part 5
Term | Definition |
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Chain migration | Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there. |
Circular migration | The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment. |
Circulation | Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis. |
Counterurbanization | Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries. |
Desertification | Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. |
Emigration | Migration from a location (A country's loss of people). |
Floodplain | An area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends. |