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Chap. 3 Geo Reading
Chapter 3 Orange Book Reading
Question | Answer |
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asylum seeker | someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee |
brain drain | large-scale emigration by talented people |
chain migration | migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there |
circulation | short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis |
counterurbanization | net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries |
Emigration | migration FROM a location |
floodplain | the area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends |
forced migration | permanent movement, usually compelled by cultural factors |
globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale |
guest worker | a term once used for a worker who migrated to the developed countries of Northern & Western Europe, usually from Southern & Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of a higher-paying job |
illegal alien | the term preferred by groups who favor tougher restrictions & enforcement of immigration laws |
immigration | migration TO a new location |
Internal migration | permanent movement within a particular country |
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 |
International migration | permanent movement from one country to another |
interregional migration | permanent movement from one region of a country to another |
intervening obstacle | an environment or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration |
intraregional migration | permanent movement within one region of a country |
local diversity | number of species per unit area after conversion to human-dominated land use or a combination of unique cultural traditions & economic practices |
migration | a form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location |
migration transition | a change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, & other social & economic changes that also produce the demographic transition |
mobility | all types of movement between location |
net migration | the difference between the level of immigration & the level of emigration |
pull factor | a factor that induces people to move to a new location |
push factor | a factor that induces people to leave old residences |
quotas | in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year |
refugees | people who are forced to migrate from their home country & can't return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion |
unauthorized immigrant | people who enter a country without proper documents to do so |
undocumented immigrant | the term preferred by groups that advocate for more rights for these individuals |
voluntary migration | permanent movement undertaken by choice |