Chapter 3 Definitions Rubenstein Flashcards
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Asylum Seeker
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee.
Brain drain
Large-scale emigration by talented people.
Chain migration
Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
Circulation
Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.
Counterurbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.
Emigration
Migration from a location.
Floodplain
The area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends.
Forced migration
Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.
Guest worker
A term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search for higher-paying job.
Immigration
Migration to a new location.
Internal migration
Permanent movement within a particular country.
Internally displaced person (IDP)
Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.
International migration
Permanent movement from one country to another.
Interregional migration
Permanent movement from one region to another.
Intervening obstacle
An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.
Intraregional migration
Permanent movement within one region of a country.
Migration
A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
Migration transition
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.
Mobility
All types of movement between location(s).
Net migration
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
Pull factor
A factor that induces people to move to a new location.
Push factor
A factor that induces people to leave old residences.
Quotas
In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
Refugees
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.
