Migration Flashcards
voluntary migration
migration that is done willingly
international migration
when moves are made across international borders
guest worker
ppl with temporary permission to work in another country
transnational migration
when migrants move back and forth between their home countries and those to which they have migrated
international/interregional migration
when ppl move within borders of a country
great migration
1900s movement of 6 million African Americans from rural southern to Midwest and northeast states
residential mobility
moves that occur within a metropolitan area
chain migration
process by which some ppls’ migration to a new place leads to ppl they know also moving there
step/stepwise migration
migration carried out in a series of stages
return migration
migrants going back to their previous place of origin
seasonal migration
migration based on the time of year
forced migration
migration caused by forces out of ones control, such as disasters, social conflicts, or developments
black belt
ethnic homeland in the U.S. south
transhumance
a phenomenon where headers and their livestock move seasonally between their summer and winter pastures
refugees
ppl who leave their country bc of persecution based on race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, or
internationally displaced person
someone who remains within their country despite being persecuted by their home country
ethnic cleansing
forced removal of an ethnic group by another
repatriated
when refugees/displaced ppl return to their home country
asylum seekers
ppl who migrate to a country in hope of being recognized as a refugee
spatial mobility
all forms of geographical movement, including ppls everyday commuting and travels
social (upward) mobility
mobility that implies a change in social hierarchy
origin
a persons location before migration
migration system
the flow of all migrants from an origin to a destination
counter stream
the flow of all migrants in direction opposite to a migration stream