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What is Migration?
The movement of people from one place to another.
What are Push Factors?
Conditions that drive people to leave their home country.
What are Pull Factors?
Conditions that attract people to a new country.
Define Net Migration Rate.
The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants per 1,000 population.
What is the significance of Refugees?
People who flee their home country due to fear of persecution or violence.
Explain the difference between Voluntary and Involuntary Migration.
Voluntary migration is by choice; involuntary migration is forced due to circumstances.
What is Urbanization?
The increasing population in urban areas compared to rural areas.
Define Remittances.
Money sent back home by migrants to their families or communities.
What is the Gravity Model in migration?
A model that predicts the interaction between two places based on their population sizes and distance.
What are Counterurbanization trends?
The movement of people from urban areas back to rural areas.
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