Unit 2 Migration Vocab Flashcards
The process of changes in
culture that result from
the meeting of two
groups, each of which
retains distinct culture
features.
Acculturation
The process by which a
group’s cultural features
are altered to resemble
those of another dominant
group.
Assimilation
a refugee who is seeking
asylum or safety in
another country after
escaping their home
country for fear of their
lives
Asylum Seeker
Large-scale emigration by
talented people
Brain drain
Migration of people to a
specific location because
relatives or members of
the same nationality
previously migrated there
Chain migration
The temporary movement
of a migrant worker
between home and host
countries to seek
employment
Circular migration
Short-term, repetitive, or
cyclical movements that
recur on a regular basis
Circulation
Net migration from urban
to rural areas in more
developed countries
Counterurbanization
Degradation of land,
especially in semiarid
areas, primarily because of
human actions such as
excessive crop planting,
animal grazing, and tree
cutting.
Desertification
Migration from a location
Emigration
The area subject to
flooding during a given
number of years according
to historical trends
Floodplain
Permanent movement
compelled usually by
cultural factors.
Forced migration
Workers who migrate to
the more developed
countries of Northern and
Western Europe, usually
from Southern and Eastern
Europe or from North
Africa, in search of higher-
paying jobs.
Guest workers
Migration to a new
location
Immigration
Permanent movement
within a particular
country
Internal migration
Someone who has been
forced to migrate for
similar political reasons as
a refugee but has not
migrated across an
international border.
Internally Displaced
Person (IDP)
Permanent movement
from one country to
another
International migration
Permanent movement
from one region of a
country to another
Interregional migration
An environmental or
cultural feature of the
landscape that hinders
migration
Intervening obstacle
Permanent movement
within one region of a
country.
Intraregional migration
Form of relocation
diffusion involving a
permanent move to a new
location.
Migration
Change in the migration
pattern in a society that
results from
industrialization,
population growth, and
other social and economic
changes that also produce
the demographic
transition.
Migration transition
All types of movement
from one location to
another.
Mobility
The difference between
the level of immigration
and the level of
emigration
Net migration
Factor that induces people
to move to a new location
Pull factor
Factor that induces people
to leave old residences
Push factor
In reference to migration,
laws that place maximum
limits on the number of
people who can immigrate
to a country each year.
Quotas
People who are forced to
migrate from their home
country and cannot return
for fear of persecution
because of their race,
religion, nationality,
membership in a social
group, or political opinion
Refugees
Transfer of money by
workers to people in the
country from which the
emigrated.
Remittance
People who enter a
country without proper
documents.
Unauthorized immigrants
Permanent movement
undertaken by choice.
Voluntary migration
