Exam 3 (Migration)

Exam 3 for migration

Migration

The permanent move to a new location

voluntary migration

The migrant has choose to move to another location

Push factor

A factor that induces a person to move out from their present location

Pull factor

A factor the induces people to move into a new location

asylum

Someone who has migrated to another country in hopes of being recognize as a refugee

intervening obstacles

An environmental or political feature that hinders the migration process

distance decay

The diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

gravity model of migration

A model that explains that more populous places may attract goods and services, more jobs, and the flow of information more than less populous areas

step migration

migration that follows a path of a series of stages or steps toward a final destination

counter migration

The return of migrants to the regions from which they earlier emigrated

return migration

decision of a migrant to leave a host country and to return permanently to the country of origin

forced migration

Where a migrant is compelled to move

internally displaced person (IDP)

A person who has been forced to migrate like a refugee but has not yet migrated across the international border

refugee

A person forced to migrate due to conflicts such as war and can not return due to fear

quota

a law establishing a maximum limit on the number of people who can immigrate into a country

ethnic enclaves

a place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area

xenophobia

which is fear of people who are from other countries

brain drain

a large-scale emigration by talented people

remittances

The transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated

asylum seeker

Someone who has migrated to another country in hopes of being recognize as a refugee

circulation

movements that recur on a regular basis, such as daily, monthly, or annually

counter urbanization

the process by which people migrate from urban to rural communities

emigration

A person moving away from a country

immigration

A person moving into a country

floodplain

the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends

guest worker

A worker who migrates to a country for higher paying jobs and opportunities

internal migration

A permanent move within the same country

international migration

A permanent move from one country to another

interregional migration

movement from one region of a country to another

intraregional migration

movement from within a region of a country

migration transition

The change of migration patterns in a society due to the social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition

mobility

A general term to describe any type of movement from one place to another

undocumented/unauthorized immigrants

Those who do so are entering without proper documents

net migration

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period

transhumance

the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle

diaspora

the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland

nationalism

an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state

nativism

political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants

Examples for forced migration

Political unrest or natural disasters

Examples for voluntary migration

Economic