Migration and Migrants

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to migration, migrants, and the factors influencing their movement.

Migration means to move from one country or region to __.

another.

A migrant is a person who moves from one place to another especially to find __.

better living conditions.

Migrants can be people who choose to leave or people who are __ to leave.

forced.

Migration is the movement of people or animals usually over a __ distance.

long.

Push factors are reasons that people want or need to move __ from a place.

away.

Pull factors are reasons that people want or need to move to a __.

place.

The characteristics that draw people to a particular country or __ are known as pull factors.

region.

Assimilate is the process by which people from different backgrounds make changes to fit in with a __ cultural group.

dominant.