UNIT 3 Flashcards
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 reptitive 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 if years according to historical trends.
Forced Migration
permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
Guest workers
workers who imgrate 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.
Immigration
Migration to a new location
Internal Migration
migration movement within a particular country
Ineternational migration
permanent movement from one country to another
Interregional migration
movement from one region of a country to another
Intervening obstacle
an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
Migration
form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location
Mobility
all types of movements from one location to another location