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Chapter 3 Keywords
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Geography
9th Grade
10/27/2010

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Migration
Definition
form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
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Emigration
Definition
migration from a location
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Immigration
Definition
Migration to a new location
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Net Migration
Definition
The difference between the levels of immigration and the level of emigration.
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Mobility
Definition
All types of movement from one location to another.
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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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Push Factor
Definition
Factor that persuades people to move to a new location.
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Pull Factor
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FActor that persuades people to leave old residences.
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Refugees
Definition
People that are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their rae, religion, nationaliilty, membership in a special group, or political opinion.
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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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international migration
Definition
permanent movement within one region of a country.
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internal migration
Definition
permanent movement within a particular country.
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interregional migration
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permanent movement from one region of  country to another.
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voluntary migration
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permanent movement undertaken by a choice.
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forced migration
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permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
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migration transition
Definition
change in the mgration pattern of a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.
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unauthorized immigrants
Definition
people who enter the country without proper documents.
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chain migration
Definition
migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
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quotas
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in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the # of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
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brain drain
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Large-scale emigration by talented people.
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guest workers
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workers who migrate to the more developed countries of northern and western europe, usually from souther and eastern europe of from north africa, in search of higher paying jobs.
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intraregional migration
Definition
permanent movement within one region of a country
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