Aphug Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Asylum Seeker

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A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another

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Brain Drain

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The emigration of highly trained people from a specific country

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Chain Migration

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The social process by which migrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular destination

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Circular Migration

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The temporary and usually repetitive movement of a mifrant worker between home and host areas

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5
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Counter urbanization

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Demographic and social process whereby people move from urban areas to rural areas

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Desertification

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Process by which fertile land becomes desert typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agricultural

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Migration

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Process of people moving into a new area in their country ti live there permanently

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Flood Plain

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An area of low-lying around adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediment and subject to flooding

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Forced Migration

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An involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region

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Guest Worker

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A person with temporary permission to work in another country

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Immigration

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The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

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Internal Immigration

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The movement of people from one defined area to another within a country

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