VOCAB CHAPTER 3 (B) Flashcards

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Asylum seeker

A

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

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Internally displaced Person

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Someone who has been forced to
migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

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3
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Cyclic movement

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Movement away from home for a short period. Under 6 months

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4
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Periodic movement

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Movement away from home for a longer period.

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5
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Transhumance

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Humans that move with their herds of cows or horses.

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6
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Distance decay

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The farther away a place is the less likely you are to migrate or move to it.

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7
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Intervening opportunities

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At one of the steps on the migration path, pull factors encourage the migrant to settle there.

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Refugee

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 A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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9
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Nomadism

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Movements among a definite set of places. Cyclic movement. People who move with the seasons

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10
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Chain Migration

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The pattern of migration develops when migrants move along through kinship links. People migrate somewhere because they know a family that previously migrated there.

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