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7th global studies
Migration Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diversity | wide variety |
| guest worker | foreigner who works temporarily in a host country |
| immigrant | a person who moves specifically to a new country |
| emigration | migration from a location |
| pull factor | reasons why people want to migrate TO a place |
| push factor | reasons why people want to migrate FROM a place |
| refugee | a person who flees their home country due to a well-founded fear of danger/ persecution |
| rural | areas in the countryside |
| urban | areas in or near cities |
| chain migration | a way established migrants help others from their home country settle in a new place |
| gateway city | a city that attracts a large number of immigrants |
| integration | a unity of the groups of people within a society |
| internal migration | the movement of people from one region to another |
| multiculturalism | a policy of encouraging immigrant groups to maintain their own cultures |
| population density | the number of people in a specific area |
| urban sprawl | the spread of development beyond a city's official boundaries |
| international migration | Moving from one country to another |
| asylum seeker | Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee |
| remittance | The money, goods, or services sent by immigrants to family members or relatives in the home countries |
| unauthorized immigrant | A person who enters a country without proper documents to do so |
| voluntary migration | Permanent movement undertaken by choice |
| forced migration | Permant movement compelled by cultural or environmental factors |
| urbanization | Movement of people to cities, and the growth of cities |
| population | total number of people |
| population distribution | the way population is spread out over an area |
| demography | study of population change and why population distribution is uneven |
| population density | average number of people per square mile or square kilometer |
| birth rate | number of live births each year per 1,000 people |
| death rate | number of deaths each year per 1,000 people |
| genetic marker | genetic change that is distinctive in different populations of people |
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Amy German
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