Migration Definitions Flashcards
Very self explanatory:)
1
Q
Migrants
A
people who move from one place to another in order to live or work
2
Q
Immigrants
A
migrants who move into a country
3
Q
Emigrants
A
migrants who move out of a country
4
Q
Asylum seeker
A
a person who leaves their country of origin for fear of persecution
5
Q
Refugee
A
a person who leaves their country of origin for fear of their lives
6
Q
Illegal immigrant
A
a person who enters a country to live and work there without permission
7
Q
Economic migrant
A
a person who moves to live and work in a different country for at least a year
8
Q
Internal migrant
A
a person who moves to live or work in a different place in the same country
9
Q
Census
A
an official count of the population carried out by a government at regular intervals
