Unit 3

Question 1

migration

Answer 1

a permanent move to a new . location

Question 2

mobility

Answer 2

the general term covering all movements from one place to another (not permanent)

Question 3

circulation

Answer 3

short term or repetitive movements

Question 4

emigration

Answer 4

migrating from a place

Question 5

immigration

Answer 5

migrating to a place

Question 6

net migration

Answer 6

the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants

Question 7

international migration

Answer 7

a permanent move from one country to another

Question 8

migration transition

Answer 8

the change in migration patterns of a country resulting from social and economic factors that also produce the demographic transition

Question 9

voluntary migration

Answer 9

the migrant chose to move, usually for economic reasons

Question 10

forced migration

Answer 10

a migrant is compelled to move due to environmental or cultural (political) factors

Question 11

internal migration

Answer 11

a permanent move within a country

Question 12

interregional migration

Answer 12

the movement from one region to another, usually from rural areas to urban in search of jobs

Question 13

intraregional migration

Answer 13

movement within one region, usually within cities from old to new areas

Question 14

counterurbanization

Answer 14

when the net migration is urban to rural areas instead of the usual rural to urban

Question 15

push factor

Answer 15

something compelling people to move out of their current location

Question 16

pull factor

Answer 16

something compelling people to move to a new location

Question 17

refugee

Answer 17

a migrant who has been forced to leave their country to avoid the effects of conflict, violence, and persecution

Question 18

internally displaced person (IDP)

Answer 18

a migrant who has been forced to leave their location for similar reasons as a refugee, but they don’t have to cross their country’s border

Question 19

asylum seeker

Answer 19

an international migrant hoping to be recognized as a refugee

Question 20

floodplain

Answer 20

an area subject to flooding during a specific number of years

Question 21

desertification

Answer 21

the deterioration of land to desertlike conditions typically caused by human actions

Question 22

intervening object

Answer 22

an environment or political feature hindering migration

Question 23

unauthorized migrants

Answer 23

immigrants who illegally enter another country without the proper documents

Question 24

chain migration

Answer 24

large-scale emigration by talented people. highly educated and skilled professionals migrate to countries where they can make better use of their abilities

Question 25

quotas

Answer 25

maximum limits to the amount of people that can enter a country during a one-year period

Question 26

guest worker

Answer 26

immigrants from poorer countries could immigrate temporarily to obtain a job

Question 27

circular migration

Answer 27

the temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment