Syrian Refugee Crisis Flashcards
What is integration?
Integration is the movement of groups into the mainstream of societies- trying your best to blend into another culture while maintaining your own
What is asylum seeking?
Asylum seeking is a person who has fled their country into another country but is not yet accepted as a refugee. Refugees and asylum seekers are not the same.
What is a refugee?
A refugee is one who flees in search of refuge, usually in times of war or because of political issues, religious issues, poverty or natural disasters.
What are obstacles?
An obstacle is something that opposes, stands in the way or holds up progress.
What are pull factors?
Pull factors are factors that attract and pull the individual towards another place or country.
What is a push factor?
A push factor is a factor that encourages/pushes individuals to move away from their home, into another country.
What is voluntary migration?
Voluntary migration is the relocation of individuals based solely on personal desires. Those who voluntarily migrate often do so because of economic reasons or are searching for a better life.
What is multiculturalism?
Multiculturalism is the continuation of different cultures within a society/country.
What is assimilation?
Assimilation is the blending or fusing of smaller groups into the dominant society
Emmigration
The movement of people out of a country
Immigration
the movement of people into a country
Chain migration
when one family member moves and another one follow
Seasonal
Moving based on seasons
Intra urban
Movement from a town/city into a another
place inside that ton/city
Northward drift
When people move north- very common for people in the north island
