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Migration Flashcards

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Population

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The number of people in a particular place

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Population density

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The number of people per km squared

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Population distribution

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How a population is spread out over an area

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Birth rate

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The number of babies born per 1000 people

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Death rate

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The number of people who die per 1000 people

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Population growth rate

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The speed at which the population increases

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Natural increase

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The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths during the year

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Dense

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Crowded closely together

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Sparse

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Widely spaced settlement - empty

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Cluster

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Grouped together

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Population structure

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How many males and females of different ages are in a population

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Life expectancy

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How long a person is expected to live

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Migration

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The movement from one place to another

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Immigrants

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People who move into another country

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Emigrants

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People who move out of a country into another

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Net migration

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The difference between both immigration and emigration in one country

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International migration

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When people migrate across borders

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Economic migrants

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People that move from one country to another to advance their economic and professional prospects

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Asylum seeker

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A person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another country

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Refugee

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A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. A refugee has already received a positive decision from the authorities on his or her asylum claim.

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Illegal immigrant

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A person who arrives in a country without permission

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Persecution

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Treating people badly because of their beliefs or race

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Chloropleth map

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A map that is shaded according to a range of values presented in a key

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Urbanisation

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When an increasing percentage of a country’s population moves to towns or cities

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Hamlet

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An isolated cluster of houses or farms, usually with no shops or services

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Village

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A community with a variety of houses, some shops and other services

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Rural

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In the countryside

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Commute

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To travel to and from another place for work

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Commuter village

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A village, often with housing estates, close to a town or city.

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Counter-urbanisation

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The movement from urban to rural areas beyond the suburbs and city green belt

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