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Migration Terms

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TermDefinition
remittance money that immigrants send to their families back home
cyclic movement when migrants are movement on the path seasonally or yearly
periodic movement movement that is temporary, but recurrant
migration moving to a different place
nomadism not living in the same place all the time
transhumance moving livestock from one grazing field to another
international migration movement across country boarders
internal migration moving within a single country's boarder
forced migration being forced out of your living area
voluntary migration choosing to move out of an area
Laws of migration tendencies that typically happen during migration
gravity model when two places become more important, there will be an increase of movement between them
push factors factors that push people away from an area
pull factors factors that pull people towards an area
internally displaced person someone who has been forced to migrate, but not across international boarders
step migration moving in steps from place to place
intervening opportunity something that makes a migrant want to move to a different place
deportation getting kicked out of a country
kinship links permanent movement from one place to another
chain migration where one person will move, then the others will follow to the same area
intervening obstacle something that prevents a migrant from getting somewhere
xenophobia dislike of/or prejudice against people from other countries
islands of development places when the economy is doing good compared to the places around it
guest workers someone who is permitted to live and work temporarily
refugees someone who has had to flee where they live due to war
internal refugees refugee that has only fled inside a country
international refugees refugees that have fled to a different country
asylum protection from danger given by a country
immigration laws laws need to follow to immigrate
immigration quotas the limit on the amount of refugees that can enter a country per year
selective migration choosing where to migrate based off the characteristics of a place
genocide the killing off of a specific group of people
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