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Human Migration
Contemporary Human Geography, J.M. Rubenstein CH 3
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
03/28/2012

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Term
Migration
Definition
Form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
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Immigration
Definition
Migration to a new location.
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Emigration
Definition
Migration from a location.
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Net Migration
Definition
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
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Push Factor
Definition
Factor that induces people to leave old residences.
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Pull Factor
Definition
Factor that induces people to move into a new location
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International Migration
Definition
Permanent movement from one country to another.
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Internal Migration
Definition
Permanent movement within a particular country.
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Forced Migration
Definition
Permanent movement usually compelled by cultural factors.
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Refugees
Definition
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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Floodplain
Definition
The area subject to flooding according to historical trends.
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Migration Transition
Definition
Change in the migration pattern 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
Definition
All types of movement from one location to another.
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Guest Workers
Definition
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries 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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Migration Quotas
Definition
Laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
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Chain Migration
Definition
Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously
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