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Migration unit

Vocab

TermDefinition
Emigration Moving away from a location
Immigration Moving to a location
Net migration The difference from emigration and immigration
Voluntary migration Voluntarily moving away and to a location
Forced migration Forced to move away and from a location
Chain migration Somebody moves so family and/or friends go to them
Guest workers People from a different country get a visa to work in another country
Internal migration Migration within a country
International migration Crossing over country borders to migrate
IntERregional migration Moving from one region to another
IntRAregional migration Moving within a region
Step migration Small movements to get a final destination
Transhumance Seasonal herding of animals
Push factor Elements to move somebody out of a location
Pull factor Elements to move somebody to a location
Refugee Person getting to move to a location because of unsafe situations
Asylum seeker Person who is looking for shelter from an unsafe situation
Counter Migration The return of migrants to the regions from which they earlier emigrated
Return Migration The voluntary movements of immigrants back to their place of origin
Remittance The earnings immigrants get, sent back to the people they love at their place of origin
Unauthorized immigrants noncitizens who generally have entered the United States without inspection
Quota A law that places minimum limits on the # of people who can immigrant to a place
Intervening obstacle An environmental or cultural feature that hinders migrants
Intervening opportunity A feature that causes a migrant to choose a different location
Colonization One nation almost completely controlling another country
Xenophobia Prejudice against people from another culture or country
Ethnic enclaves Geographical areas with particular ethnic group clustered in a group
Distance decay Describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions
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