Migration Flashcards

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1
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moving within a state, country, or continent

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internal migration

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moving to a different state, country or continent

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external migration

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3
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leaving one country to move to another

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emigration, an emigrant

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4
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moving into a new country

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immigration, an immigrant

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5
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moving with ech season or in response to labour or climate conditions

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seasonal migration

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travelling to and from work on a daily basis

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daily migration

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an immigrant (deli se na dva)

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a legal immigrant, an illegal immigrnt

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has all the papers that allow him/her to enter a country and to stay / work / study there

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a legal immigrant

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doesn’t have all the papers that allow him/her to enter a country and to stay / work / study there

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an illegal immigrant

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a person who has moved to a new country because of a problem in their former home

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a refugee

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someone who has been forced to leave their own country and live somewhere else (war)

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a displaced person

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12
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prošnja za azil

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to seek for asylum, an asylum seeker

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13
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climate refugees

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environmental migrants

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14
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push factors

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not enough jobs, few opportunities, lack of education, inadequate living conditions, poor housing, desertification, famine or drought, political fear or persecution, slavery or forced labour, poor medical care, loss of wealth, bankruptcy, natural disasters, pollution, discrimination, war

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pull factors

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better job opportunities, better paid jobs, better living conditions, political or religious freedom, education, better medical care, attractive climates, security, family links

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16
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positive effects of immigration

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labour, young and well-educated people (brain gain), solution for countries with ageing population, assimilation

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negative effects

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fear, hostility, racism, violence, brain drain, illegal immigrants, exploitation of illegal workers, discrimination

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18
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immigrants often experience … and a …

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cultural shock and a language barrier

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19
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America is a …

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melting pot

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20
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beg

A

fleeing

21
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to spend very little money on the things that you need to live, especially so that you can save it to spend on something else

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to scrimp

22
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zagotoviti sedež

A

to secure a seat

23
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prenaseljeno

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overcrowded

24
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not strong or well made; likely to break

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rickety

25
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gradbišče

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construction site

26
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to try to sell things by going from place to place asking people to buy them

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to hawk

27
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nakazila iz tujine

A

remittances from abroad

28
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pomoč

A

aid

29
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trgovanje z ljudmi

A

(human) trafficking

30
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donosen

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lucrative

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priklopna vožnja

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hitch ride

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polavtonomen

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semi-autonomous

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omadeževati, to have a bad effect on something, especially by causing a lot of problems

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to blight

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izogibati se

A

to shun (shunned)

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stradati

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to starve

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uporniške skupine

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rebel groups

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voditi

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to wage

38
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avtokratski režim

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autocratic regime

39
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državljanska vojna

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civil war

40
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to do something or try to achieve something over a period of time

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to pursue

41
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nekvalificirano delo

A

unskilled labour

42
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lakota

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famine

43
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podhranjenost

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malnutrition

44
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prebivalci

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dwellers

45
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izkoriščanje

A

exploitation

46
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poplačilo dolga

A

debt repayment

47
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pobegniti

A

flee

48
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denarno nakazilo

A

remittance