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Words from learning objective 2.10-2.12

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Migration   Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.  
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Push Factors   Incentives for potential migrants to leave a place, such as a harsh climate, economic recession, or political turmoil.  
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pull factors   Positive conditions and perceptions that effectively attract people to new locales from other areas  
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intervening opportunities   The presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of sites farther away.  
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intervening obstacles   An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.  
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forced migration   Human migration flows in which the movers have no choice but to relocate.  
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voluntary migration   Permanent movement undertaken by choice.  
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refugees   People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.  
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internally displaced person   People who have been displaced within their own countries and do not cross international borders as they flee.  
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asylum seeker   Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee  
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transnational migration   regular movement of a person between two or more countries resulting in a new cultural identity  
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internal migration   Permanent movement within a particular country.  
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chain migration   migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there  
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circular migration   The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment.  
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migration transition   Migration trends follow demographic transition stages. People become increasingly mobile as industrialization develops. More international migration is seen in stage 2 as migrants search for more space and opportunities in countries in stages 3 and 4. Stage-4 countries show less emigration and more intraregional migration  
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net migration   The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.  
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step migration   Migration to a distant destination that occurs in stages, for example, from farm to nearby village and later to a town and city  
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guest worker   a foreign laborer living and working temporarily in another country  
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intraregional migration   Permanent movement within one region of a country.  
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interregional migration   movement from one region of a country to another  
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international migration   Permanent movement from one country to another.  
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emigration   movement of individuals out of an area  
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environmental degradation   damage to or destruction of the natural environment  
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brain drain   the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries  
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remittances   Money migrants send back to family and friends in their home countries, often in cash, forming an important part of the economy in many poorer countries  
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