AP Human Geo Ch 3 Migration Vocab

migration

permanent move to a new location

mobility

all types of movement from one place to another

seasonal mobility

ex. college students move to residence halls in the fall and home in the spring

During which stages of demographic transition is intraregional migration typical?

Stage 3 and 4.

international immigration

permanent move from one country to another

Voluntary Migration

The migrant has chosen to move for usually economic improvement

Forced Migration

The migrant has been compelled to move by political or environmental factors

Interregional Migration

movement from one region of a country to another region of the same country

Intraregional Migration

movement within one region

emigration

Migration from a location

Immigration

migration to a place

net migration

The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.

guest worker

people from poorer countries who are allowed to immigrate temporarily to obtain jobs

circular migration

The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment.

metropolitan

A core urban center and its surrounding

periphery

less developed countries or regions that have limited access to resources

Counterurbanization

When net migration is from urban to rural areas

push factor

makes people move out of their current location

pull factor

a factor that induces people to move to a new location

intervening obstacle

environmental or political feature that hinders migration

step migration

migration that folloes a path of stages or steps toward a final destination

refugee

A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape armed conflicts

internally displaced person

Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee

asylum seeker

Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee

Floodplain

The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.

Remittances

The transfer of money by foreign workers to individuals

Unauthorized immigrants

those who migrate to a new country without proper documents

quota

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

brain drain

Large-scale emigration by talented people.

Family-based migration

migration of people to a specific location because relatives previously migrated there