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Geo ch.3
Migration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| migration | a permanent move to a new location |
| mobility | one's ability to move from place to place. Not all is migration. |
| circulation | short-term, repetitive movement |
| migration transition | a change in the migrations pattern in a society that results from the social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition migration patterns change with demographic transition |
| international migration | a permanent move from one country to another |
| voluntary migration | means that the migrant has chosen to move, usually for economic reasons, though sometimes for environmental reasons |
| forced migration | means that the migrant has been compelled to move by political or environmental factors |
| internal migration | a permanent move within the same country |
| interregional | movement between regions |
| intraregional | movement within one region |
| counterurbanization | urban to rural migration |
| push factor | induces people to move out of their present location (fleeing conflict/persecution, floods/droughts) |
| pull factor | induces people to move to a new location (better cultural environment or political conditions, economic opportunities) |
| step migration | a series of steps to the final destination, caused by intervening obstacles |
| refugees | have been forced to migrate for political reasons |
| internally displaced person (IDP) | a refugee who has not migrated across an international border |
| asylum seeker | someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee |
| remittances | payments sent home by migrants |
| unauthorized immigrants | those who enter a foreign country without documentation |
| guest worker programs | people from poorer countries allowed to immigrate temporarily via circular migration |