unit 3 test Flashcards
physical movement of people from one place to another.
migration
emigration
to leave a place
immigration
to come to a place
difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants throughout the year
net migration
international migration
the movement of people across international borders for the purpose of settlement. International migrants change their usual place of residence from one country to another.
Internal Migration
the movement of people from one defined area to another within a country
an environmental or political feature that hinders migration
Intervening Obstacles
Pull Factors
positive conditions in a place that may attract people to move to a new place
Push factors
negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where people live, which entice or attract them to move elsewhere
a fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people
allowed to do something such as immigrants to enter a country, workers to undertake a job, or students to enroll for a course
Quota
Brain Drain
large – scale emigration by talented people
immigrant who is seeking international protection Seeker
Asylum Seeker
Internally Displaced Person [IDP]
people who have been displaced within their own
country, usually with the assistance of government or a non – governmental
organization
Refugee
people forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return due to fear of persecution; May be due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion
dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries or places
Xenophobia
