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activity spaces |
the space within daily activity occurs. |
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asylum |
the right to protection in the first country in which a refugee arrives.
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chain migration |
a type of migration that occurs when the migrant chooses a destination and talks to others at home about this place.this then encourages others from a similar background to move to the same place.
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colonization
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physical process whereby the colonizer takes over another place,putting its own government in charge and either moving its on people into the place or bringing indentured outsiders to gain control of the people and the land
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cyclic movement
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A type of movement that involves shorter periods away from home than periodic movement |
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deportation
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The act of a government sending a migrant out of its country and back to the migrant's home country |
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distance decay
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the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction |
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emigration
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The process of moving out of an area. This subtracts from that area's population. |
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explorer
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a person examining a region that is unknown to them |
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forced migration
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A type of migration that involves the imposition of authority or power, producing involuntary migration |
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genocide
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acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group. |
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global-scale migration
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migration that takes place across international boundaries and between world regions. |
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gravity model |
An idea by Ravenstein that suggests that interaction between places is based on their population size and distance between them. |
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guest worker |
legal immigrant who has work visa, usually short term |
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immigration
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The process of moving into an area. This adds to the area's population. |
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immigration laws
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laws and regulations designed specifically to control immigration into a place |
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immigration waves
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This is what happens when multiple chain migrations occur and a swell of migrants come to one destination from another |
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internal migration
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Migration that occurs within the boundaries of a single country. |
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internally displaced persons
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People who have been displaced within their own countries and do not cross international borders as they flee. |
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international migration
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This is movement across country borders. Sometimes its refered to as transnational migration. |
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intervening opportunity
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This is a situation like an employment option that can effect where someone moves. They may have intended on moving somewhere else, but a new option encourages them in a certain area. |
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island of development |
A place (such as a coastal city) established by European colonialism that is well founded in trade. |
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kinship links |
types of push or pull factors that influence a migrant's decision to go where family or friends have already found success |
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laws of migration
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A set of rules created by Ernst Ravenstein to answer why people volunarily migrate. |
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migrant labor
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a common type of periodic movemetn involving millions of worker in the US and tens of millions of workers worldwide who cross internationl borders in search of employment and become immigrants, in many instances |
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migration
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A type of movement that implies a degree of permanence. The mover may never return "home" |
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military service
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form of periodic movement involving as many as 10 million US citizens in a given year, including military personnel and their families, who are moved to new locations where they will spend tours of duty lasting up to several years |
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nomadism
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A type of cyclical movement. This is a type of movement that is a matter of survival, culture, and tradition. Its becoming less and less common. Movement around a definite set of places |
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periodic movement
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A type of movement that involves longer periods away from home than cyclic movement ( |
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pull factor |
A condition that would make someone want to come to an area. |
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push factor
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A condition that would make someone want to leave an area. |
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quotas
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limits put into place by governments on the number of immigrants who can enter a country each year |
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refugees
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people who have fled their country because of political persecution and seek protection in another country |
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regional scale
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Interactions occuring within a region, in a regional setting |
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remittances
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Money migrant send back to family and friends in their home coutnries, often in cash, forming an important part of the economy in many poorer countries |
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repatriation
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A process of returning refugees to their homelands after the violence or turmoil in those places ceases. |
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reverse remittances |
Flow of money from families in home country to their undocumented migrant families members. Example: Mexican families giving money to undocumented migrant workers in the USA |
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russification
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the Soviet policy to promote the diffusion of Russian culture throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union |
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selective immigration
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Process to control immigration in which people with certain backgrounds (example: criminal records, poor health, or subversive activities) are not allowed to immigrate |
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step migration |
A type of migration that involved moving in small increments over time in order to eventually end up in one place (This is usually a rural to urban move) |
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transhumance
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A specialized form of periodic movement in pastoral farming in which ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availibility of pastures. |
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voluntary migration
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a type of migration that may occur after a migrant weighs option and choices. this type of migration can be analysed and understood. |