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AP HUG Vocab 3
Vocabulary for AP Human Geography from Chapter Three
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brain drain | Large scale emigration by talented people |
| Counter-urbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas in MDCs |
| Forced Migration | permanent movement compelled by political factors |
| Internal Migration | permanent movement with a particular country |
| Intervening obstacle | an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration |
| Migration transition | change in a migration pattern in a society |
| Pull factor | factor that cause people to immigrate to a place |
| Refugees | people forced to migrate form their home country and cannot return |
| Chain migration | Migration of a people to a specific location because relatives have moved there |
| Emigration | migration from a location |
| Guest workers | workers who migrate, generally form LDCs to MDCs |
| International migration | permanent movement from one country to another |
| Interregional migration | permanent movement from one region to another |
| Intraregional migration | permanent movement within a region |
| Mobility | all types of movement from one location to another |
| Push factors | factors that induce people to leave a location |
| Undocumented Immigrants | people who enter a country without the proper documents |
| Circulation | short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements |
| Flood plain | area subject to flooding during a given number of years |
| Immigration | migration to a location |
| Migration | form of relocation involving a permanent move |
| Net migration | the difference between number of immigrants and emigrants |
| Quotas | laws that place a maximum on the number of people who can immigrate to a certain country every year. |
| Voluntary migration | permanent movement undertaken by choice |