APHuG Vocabs 43-66 Quiz B preparation (10/15/24)

Asylum Seeker

Someone who has migrated in the hopes of being recognized as a refugee

Brain Drain

Large-scale emigration by talented people

Chain Migration

Migration of people to a specific location because a relative migrated there

Emigration

Migration FROM a location

Environmental Degration

Harming of environment when lots of humans inhabit a location

Forced Migration

Permanent migration compelled by cultural/environmental factors

Guest Worker

Worker who migrated to a developed country for a better job

Immigration

Migration TO a new location

Infanticide

Intentional act of killing an infant/child

Internal Migration

Permanent movement WITHIN a country

Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

Someone who was forced to migrate but hasn't crossed a border

Intervening Obstacle

Environmental/cultural feature of landscape that hinders migration

Intervening Opportunity

Potential alternative location that migrants would want during migration (Places that could cause migrants to change their destination)

Involuntary Migration

Involuntary movement of individuals/group due to conflict

Migration

Form of relocating involving a permanent move to a new place

Net Migration

Difference between level of immigration & emigration (Immigration-emigration=net migration)

Pull Factor

Things that make people want to move to the location

Push Factor

Things that make people want to leave the location

Refugee

People who are forced to leave their country due to the fear of persecution because of who they are/their stance in politics

Step Migration

Migration that follows a path of stages towards a final destination (Ex. Stopping from place to place)

Transhumance

Seasonal migration of livestock between high/low land (Ex. Herding sheep up and down a mountain based on weather)

Transnational Migration

Form of population movement in which a person regularly moves between 2/more countries

Unauthorized Immigrant

Person who enters a country without proper documentation (Illegal immigrant)

Voluntary Migration

Permanent movement undertaken by choice