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  1. Migration
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A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.

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  1. Mobility
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All types of movement between two location.

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  1. Circulation
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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.

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  1. Immigration
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Migration to a new location.

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  1. Net Migration
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the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.

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  1. Migration Transition
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A 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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  1. International Migration
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Permanent movement from one country to another.

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  1. Voluntary Migration
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Permanent movement undertaken by choice.

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  1. Forced Migration
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Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.

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  1. Internal Migration
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Permanent movement within a particular country.

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  1. Interregional Migration
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permanent movement from one region of a country to another.

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  1. Intraregional Migration
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Permanent movement within one region of a country.

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  1. Counterunbanization
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Net migration form urban to rural areas in more developed countries.

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  1. Push Factor
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A factor that includes people to leave old residences.

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  1. Pull factor
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A factor that includes people to move to a new location.

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  1. Refugee
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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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  1. Internally Displaced Person
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(IDP) Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reason as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

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  1. Asylum Seeker
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Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee.

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  1. Floodplain
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the area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends.

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  1. Guest Worker
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A term once used for a worked who migrated to the 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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  1. intervening Obstacle
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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.

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  1. 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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  1. Brain Drain
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Large-scale emigration by talented people.

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  1. Chain Migration
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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality migrated there.