Global Migration Terms Flashcards
The balance of the number of people being born (birth rate) and number dying (death rate); the number moving in (immigration) and the number moving out (emigration)
Population change
Difference between the number of people moving permanently into an area and out of an area
Net - migration
An immigration of people into a country, which involves a permanent change in residence
Immigration
Out-migration of people from a county, which involves a permanent change in residence
Emigration
A person who a moved outside the country of his/her nationality or usual domicile because of genuine fear of persecution or death
Refugees
A person who seeks into another country by claiming to be a refugee
Asylum seekers
A person who moves from another country, region or place, involving a permanent or semi-permanent change in residence to improve their standard of living or job opportunities
Economic migrant
Migration of large numbers of people between different regions of the world e.g. Europe to N America
Inter-regional migrant flows
Migration of large numbers of people within the region e.g. wales to England
Intra-regional flows
Migration with no government permition, no documentation which usually limits right to to work
Illegal migration
Countries from which migrants leave
Sending counties / Country of origin
Countries into which migrants arrive
Receiving countries / Country of destination
Negative attributes of a migrants place of origin which force a migrant to leave
Push factors
Positive attributes of a place or destination which attract migrants
Pull factors
Money transferred from one country to another, sent home by migrants to their families, friends and communities
Migrant remittances
