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Chapter 3 Definitions Rubenstein Flashcards

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Asylum Seeker

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

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Brain drain

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Large-scale emigration by talented people.

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Chain migration

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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there

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Circulation

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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.

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Counterurbanization

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Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.

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Emigration

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Migration from a location.

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Floodplain

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

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Forced migration

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Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.

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Guest worker

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A term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search for higher-paying job.

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Immigration

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Migration to a new location.

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Internal migration

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Permanent movement within a particular country.

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Internally displaced person (IDP)

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Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

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International migration

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Permanent movement from one country to another.

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Interregional migration

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Permanent movement from one region to another.

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Intervening obstacle

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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.

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Intraregional migration

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Permanent movement within one region of a country.

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Migration

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A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.

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Migration transition

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A change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.

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Mobility

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All types of movement between location(s).

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Net migration

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

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Pull factor

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A factor that induces people to move to a new location.

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Push factor

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A factor that induces people to leave old residences.

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Quotas

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In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.

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Refugees

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People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group or political opinion.

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Unauthorized immigrants

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People who enter a country without proper documents to do so.

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Voluntary migration

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Permanent movement undertaken by choice.

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

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Asylum Seeker

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Large-scale emigration by talented people.

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Brain drain

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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there

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Chain migration

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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.

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Circulation

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Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.

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Counterurbanization

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Migration from a location.

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Emigration

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

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Floodplain

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Permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors.

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Forced migration

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A term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search for higher-paying job.

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Guest worker

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Migration to a new location.

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Immigration

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Permanent movement within a particular country.

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Internal migration

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Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border.

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Internally displaced person (IDP)

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Permanent movement from one country to another.

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International migration

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Permanent movement from one region to another.

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Interregional migration

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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.

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Intervening obstacle

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Permanent movement within one region of a country.

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Intraregional migration

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A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.

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Migration

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A change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.

A

Migration transition

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All types of movement between location(s).

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Mobility

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

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Net migration

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A factor that induces people to move to a new location.

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Pull factor

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A factor that induces people to leave old residences.

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Push factor

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In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.

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Quotas

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People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group or political opinion.

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Refugees

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People who enter a country without proper documents to do so.

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Unauthorized immigrants

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Permanent movement undertaken by choice.

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Voluntary migration

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