Chapter 3

Question 1

Migration

Answer 1

Permanent move to a new location.

Question 2

Mobility

Answer 2

A general term covering all types of movement from one place to another.

Question 3

Circulation

Answer 3

Short-term, repetitive, cyclical movements that recur regularly.

Question 4

Emigration

Answer 4

Migration from a location.

Question 5

Immigration

Answer 5

Migration to a location.

Question 6

Net Migration

Answer 6

of Immigrants - # of Emigrants (# positive: net-in-migration, # negative: net-out-migration).

Question 7

International Migration

Answer 7

Permanent move from one country to another.

Question 8

Voluntary Migration

Answer 8

Migrants have chosen to move, may due to economic or environmental reasons.

Question 9

Forced Migration

Answer 9

Migrants that are compelled to move due to cultural or environmental factors.

Question 10

Internal Migration

Answer 10

Permanent move within the same country.

Question 10

Interregional Migration

Answer 10

Movement from one region of a country to another (rural -> urban).

Question 11

Intraregional Migration

Answer 11

Movement within one region (within urban, older cities -> new suburbs).

Question 12

Counter-urbanization

Answer 12

Net migration from urban to rural areas. Can represent rapid expansion of suburbs, or genuine migration from cities to small towns

Question 13

Refugee

Answer 13

Forced to migrate to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or other disasters and cannot return for fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion.

Question 14

Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

Answer 14

Forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee, but has not crossed international borders.

Question 15

Asylum Seeker

Answer 15

Someone who has migrated to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee.

Question 16

Floodplain

Answer 16

An area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends.

Question 17

Desertification (Semiarid Land Degradation)

Answer 17

Deterioration of land to a desertlike condition typically due to human actions.

Question 18

Intervening Obstacle

Answer 18

An environmental or political feature that hinders migration.

Question 19

Remittance

Answer 19

Transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated.

Question 20

Unauthorized Immigration

Answer 20

Those who immigrate illegally without proper documents (term preferred by academic observers).

Question 21

Undocumented Immigration

Answer 21

Those who immigrate illegally without proper documents (term preferred by groups that advocate for more rights for these individuals).

Question 22

Illegal Alien

Answer 22

Those who immigrate illegally without proper documents (term preferred by groups that favor tougher restrictions and enforcement of immigration laws).

Question 23

Quotas

Answer 23

Maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during a one-year period (Does not apply to immigrants, spouses, children, parents - U.S.).

Question 24

Brain Drain

Answer 24

Large-scale immigration by talented people.

Question 25

Chain Migration

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Guest Worker

Answer 26

Immigrants from poorer countries were allowed to immigrate temporarily to obtain jobs.

Question 27

Circulation Migration

Answer 27

Temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment.