Unit 2: 3.1 & 3,.2- Where Are Migrants Distributed? & Where Do People Migrate Within Countries?

Migration

Permanent movement to a new location, type of relocation diffusion.

Mobility

All types of movement from one place to another.

Circulation

Short-term, repetitive, or regular movement of people from one place to another.

Migration transition

Changes in society comparable to those in demographic transition.

International migration

Permanent movement from one country to another.

Voluntary migration

Choosing to move for economic improvement.

Forced migration

Forced to move based on cultural factors such as civil war.

Internal migration

Permanent movement within the same country.

Interregional migration

Movement from one region of a country to another.

Intraregional migration

Movement within one region.

Emigration

Leaving your own country to go live somewhere else.

Immigration

Coming into another country to live there.

Net migration

Difference between number of immigrants and emigrants.

Counterurbanization (3.2)

People moving from urban to rural.