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24 Cards in this Set
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brain drain
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large-scale emigration by talented people
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chain migration
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migration of people to a specific location because relatives or member of the same nationality previously migrated there
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circulation
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short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
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counterurbanization
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net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
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emigration
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migration from a location
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floodplain
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the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
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forced migration
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permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
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guest workers
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workers who migrate to the MDCs of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs
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immigration
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migration to a new location
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internal migration
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permanent movement within a particular country
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international migration
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permanent movement from one country to another
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interregional migration
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permanent movement from one region of a country to another
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intervening obstacle
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an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
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intraregional migration
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permanent movement within one region of a country
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migration
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form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location
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migration transition
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change in the migration patter in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition
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mobility
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all types of movement from one location to another
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net migration
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the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emmigration
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pull factor
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factor that induces people to move to a new location
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push factor
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factor that induces people to leave old residences
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quotas
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in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
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refugees
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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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unauthorized immigrants
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people who enter a country without proper documents
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voluntary migration
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permanent movement undertaken by choice
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