APHG Chpater 3 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Brain Drain | large scale emigration of talented people |
| Chain Migration | the migration of people to a specific location, because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there |
| Circulation | short-term, repetitive cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
| Counterurbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas |
| Emigration | migration from a location (leaving a location) |
| Floodplain | the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends |
| Forced Migration | the migrant has been compelled to move by cultural factors |
| Guest Workers | citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East |
| Immigration | migration to a location (entering a location) |
| Internal Migration | permanent movement within the same country |
| International (Transnational) Migration | permanent movement from one country to another |
| Interregional Migration | movement from one region of the country to another |
| Intraregional Migration | movement within one region |
| Migration | permanent move to a new location |
| Migration Transition | consists of changes in a society comparable to those in the demographic transition, a change in the migration pattern in a society |
| Mobility | more general term covering all types of movements from one place to another |
| Net Migration | the difference between the number of emigrants and immigrants in a location |
| Pull Factor | induces people to move into a new location |
| Push Factor | induces people to leave from their present location |
| Quotas | maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the US from each country during a one year period |
| Refugees | people who have been forced to migrate from their homes and cannot return for fear of persecution because of a certain factor |
| Undocumented Immigrants | unauthorized immigrants entering a country without proper documents |
| Voluntary Migration | the migrant has chosen to move for economic improvement |
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