HUG vocab unit 3

Question 1

mobility

Answer 1

all types of movement between different locations

Question 2

circulation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

migration transition

Answer 3

change in migration pattern in society that results from social/economic changes similar to DTM

Question 4

international migration

Answer 4

permanent move from 1 country to another

Question 5

voluntary migration

Answer 5

migrant has chosen to move, usually for economic reasons or environmental

Question 6

forced migration

Answer 6

migrant has been compelled to move by political or environmental factors

Question 7

internal migration

Answer 7

permanent move within same country

Question 8

interregional migration

Answer 8

movement from one region of a country to another

Question 9

intraregional migration

Answer 9

movement within one region

Question 10

emigration

Answer 10

migration from a location (exit)

Question 11

immigration

Answer 11

migration to a location (in)

Question 12

net migration

Answer 12

difference between number of immigrants and number of emigrants

Question 13

counterurbanization

Answer 13

net migration from urban to rural

Question 14

push factor

Answer 14

induces people to move out of their current location

Question 15

pull factor

Answer 15

induces people to move into a new location

Question 16

intervening obstacle

Answer 16

an environmental or political feature that hinders migration

Question 17

step migration

Answer 17

migration that follows a path of a series of stages/steps towards a final destination

Question 18

refugee

Answer 18

person forced to leave their country and cannot return due to fear of persecution of religion, race etc

Question 19

internally displaced person

Answer 19

refugee that has stayed in their home country, not crossed an international border

Question 20

asylum seeker

Answer 20

someone who has migrated to another country seeking safety and in hope of being recognized as a refugee

Question 21

floodplain

Answer 21

area subject to flooding during a specific number of years, based on historical trends

Question 22

unauthorized immigrant

Answer 22

person who enters a country without proper documents to do so

Question 23

quota

Answer 23

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

Question 24

brain drain

Answer 24

large scale emigration of talented people

Question 25

family based (chain) migration

Answer 25

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

Question 26

guest worker

Answer 26

voluntary migrants who temporarily migrate to another country seeking job opportunity

Question 27

circular (cyclical) migration

Answer 27

temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host country to seek employment

Question 28

brain gain

Answer 28

large scale immigration of talented people to an area