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a immigant that came as a very young child, and the country is the only country that they’ve ever known

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dreamer

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most generalized term that refers to all types of movements

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mobility

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going somewhere with the intent to stay/permanent

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migration

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short term and repetitive acts of mobility

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circulation

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someone who leaves/migrates from a country

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emigrant

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someone who comes to/ migrates to a country

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immigant

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immigration-emigration

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net migration

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what is the US’ nect migration

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positive

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if immigration is greater than emigration then net migration is

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positive

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what does it mean to have a positive net migration

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a growing population

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if immigration is less than emigration then net migration is

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negative

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what does it mean to have a negative net migration

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a shrinking population

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13
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when people migrate, they migrate close

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ravenstein’s laws

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people usually migrate to places that are _____

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familiar (ie. food, culture, language)
and have a major centers of economic oppurtunity

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Zelensky Migretory transition

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1- circulatory of seasonal mobility for food
2- high international emigration and interregional from rural to suburban
3 & 4- high international immigration and intraregional from city to suburb

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moving to _____ because it is less crowded, big houses, less crime, better schools

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suburbs

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commuting out to the city (for work) where do you live?

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suburb (nodal region)

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a social or economic function that occurs between a node or focal point and the surrounding areas.

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nodal region

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no connection to a major city

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exerb

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2 types of migration

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international migration and internal migration

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a permanent movement to a new country (country to country) across an international boundary

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international migration

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the most common reason for voluntary migration

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economic(jobs and money)

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types of forced migration

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political or environmental

24
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permanent move within the same country

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internal migration

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two types of internal migration

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interregional and intraregional

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city to suburbs

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intraregional (within regions)

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rural to urban

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interregional (between regions)

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urban to rural

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counter-urbanization

29
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what are the 3 main US immigrations in history

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17th and 18th centuries- colonial settlements
late 19th century to early 20th centry- European
20th to 21st century- asian and Latin american

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why do people migrate interregionally

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economy

31
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African americans moving from south to the west and northern cities to get away from Jim Crow laws

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the great Migration

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what is the genral US migration direction

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west and south

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what is the trend of migration in Canada

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west

34
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where are people concentrated and migrate to in Russia

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concentrated in the west and migrate East

35
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why do people migrate east in Russia

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because miniral areas for manufacturing are in the east

36
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what is the migration pattern in Brazil

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live on the coast and move inland to Brasilia

37
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a symbolically relocated capital city

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forward captial

38
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how many people are there in China

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250,000,000

39
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migration pattern in China

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1rst people moved freely and 2nd group was forced from farms to cities (costal)

40
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why did china not want people to own farms

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because people would buy more things and not grow their own

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what is the number 1 and 2 country from economy

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1- US
2-China

42
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someone who migrates because they are fleeing for their life and cross an international border (have to stay in the country they first cross in to)

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refugee

43
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some who migrates in hope of being recognized as a refugee

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asylum seeker

44
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how does the US process asylum seekers

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detention and process
or stay with friends and family

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a person who is not migrated over a border

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internally displaced person

46
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people moved to places where people in the same country (or family) moved previously

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chain migration (negative now)

47
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what is the most favored type of migration in the US

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family reunification

48
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the migration of health personnel in search of the better standard of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political conditions in different places worldwide

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brain drain

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what is a big probelm for a developing world (type of migration)

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brain drain

50
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three catagories of immigrants

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family reunification 3/4
talented skills 1/4
diverse lottery

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