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| Large-scale emigration by talented people. |
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| The migration of people to a specific location because relatives or people of the same nationality previously migrated there. |
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| Migration from urban to rural areas. |
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| People migrating out of a country. |
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| The floodplain of a river is the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years. [ex. 100-year floodplain=people living there can expect one flood every century] |
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| When migrants are compelled to move by cultural factors. |
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| Citizens of poor countries who obtain jobs in Western Europe and the Middle East. |
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| People migrating into a country. |
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| An environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration. |
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| A permanent move to a new location. |
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| Changes in the migration pattern of a society due to the changes that produce demographic transition. |
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| The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants. |
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| A factor that induces people to move into a new location. |
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| A factor that induces people to move out of their current location. |
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| Limits on the number of people who can immigrate to the US from each country per year. |
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| People who have been forced to migrate and can't return due to the possibility discrimination. |
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| Immigrants entering without proper documents. |
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| When a migrant chooses to move for economic improvement. |
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