AP Human Geography Unit 2.2 Vocabulary - Migration (NBW)

Asylum Seeker

A forced migrant who was crossed an international border to flee persecution, war, or violence, and has applied for legal protection as a refugee butr is still waiting for a final decision on their claim.

Brain Drain

A phenomenon where a country or a place loses young, more educated, and skilled people through migration.

Brain Gain

A phenomenon where a country or a place gains young, more educated, and skilled people through migration.

Chain Migration

The process by which some people's migration to a new place leads their family members, friends, and others to move to the same place.

Circulation

Short-term and cylical movement that occurs repeatedly on a regular basis.

Counterurbanization

The net migration of people and investment from major urban areas to smaller towns, rural areas, or the countryside, reversing traditional urbanization.

Emigration

The act of a migrant leaving their place (country) of origin.

Forced Migration

Migration caused by forces out of one's control, such as disasters, social conflicts, or developmental projects.

Guest Worker

A person with temporary permission to work in another country.

Immigration

The act of a migrant arriving at their destination country.

Internal Migration

When people move within the borders of a country.

Internally Displaced Person

someone who remains within his or her country's borders despite being persecuted by their home country.

International Migration

When moves are made across national borders.

Interregional Migration

When people move within the borders of a country.

Intervening Obstacle

A complication that potential Migrants will need to overcome to reach their destination.

Intra-national Migration

The permanent or semi-permanent movement of people within the borders of a single country.

Intraregional Migration

The permanent movement of people within the same region or local area of a country without crossing major regional or national boundaries.

Migration Transition

How a country's migration patterns change as it develops economically.

Migration

The long-term or permanent relocation of individuals, families, or entire communities from one place to another.

Mobility

All types of movement of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another.

Net Migration

The difference between the number of in-migration and out- migration.

Pull Factors

The attributes of other places that make them appealing to potential Migrants. Ex: free healthcare, good education

Push Factors

Factors that cause people to be dissatisfied with their present locales and want to move somewhere else. Ex: poverty levels, low wages

Quotas

Government-imposed limit on the quantity of a product that can be imported or exported, or on immigrants.

Refugee

A person who leaves their country because of persecution based on race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, or political opinion.

Unauthorized Immigrants

Person who enters or stays in a country without proper legal documents or government permission.

Voluntary Migration

Migration that is done willingly.