AP HUG 5.2 Vocab

Voluntary Migration

type of migration in which people make the choice to move to a new place

Forced Migration

type of migration in which people are compelled to move by economic, political, environmental, and cultural factors

Transitional Migration

international migration in which people retain cultural, emotional, and financial ties with their countries of origin

Internal Migration

movement within a country’s borders

Friction of Distance

a concept that states that the longer a journey is, the more time, effort, and cost it will involve

Transhumance

the movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter

Chain Migration

type of migration in which people move to a location because others from their community have previously migrated there

Step Migration 

series of smaller moves to get to the ultimate destination

Intervening Obstacle

an occurrence that holds migrants back

Intervening Opportunity

an occurrence that causes migrants to pause their journey by choice

Guest Workers

a migrant who travels to a new country as temporary labor

Circulation Migration

migration pattern in which migrant workers move back and forth between their country of origin and the destination country where they work temporary jobs

Distance Decay

a principle stating that the further away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have

Refugees

a person who is forced to leave his or her country for fear of persecution or death

Asylum

the right to protection of a country

Internally Displaced Persons

person who has been forced to flee his or her home but remains within a country’s borders

Human Trafficking

defined by the United Nations as “recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud or coercion)