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Ch 3 KI 3 Vocab
AP Human Geo
Term | Definition |
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Asylum Seeker | Someone who has migrated to another in the hope of being recognized as a refugee |
Floodplain | The area subject to flooding during a given # of years, according to historical trends |
Guest Worker | A term once used for a worker who migrated to developed countries of N & W Europe - usually from S & E Europe or N. Africa for a higher paying job |
Internally Displaced Person (IDP) | Someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border |
Pull Factor | A factor that induces people to move to a new location |
Push Factor | A factor that induces people to leave old residences |
Refugee | 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 |
Step Migration | Migration that follows a path of a series of stages toward a final destination |