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BB Ch 5 Vocab

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Asylum   Moving to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee  
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Brain drain   The most talented and capable individuals leave a country  
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Chain migration   Process where immigrants follow their friends or family to another place  
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Counter Migration   The return of migrants to their country of origin  
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Distance decay   When something moves further from the source, the connection weakens  
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Forced migration   Involuntary migration, usually caused by wars, political persecution, or natural disasters  
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Gravity Model of Migration   A model that measures the interactions of cities or countries with regards to migration. Large cities attract high numbers of people. Small cities attract small numbers  
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Immigrants   People who move into a country  
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Internally Displaced Person   Someone who is forced to leave their home, but stays within their country of residence  
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Intervening obstacles   Any force that limits human migration  
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Migration   A permanent move to a new location  
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Overpopulation   A situation in which there are too many people and not enough resources in a given area  
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Pull Factors   Things that make people want to move into a country  
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Push Factors   Things that make people want to move out of a country  
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Ravenstein's Laws of Migration   A theory of migration that says migrants usually move short distances, migration goes step by step, migrants who move far will move to cities, and each migration current produces a counter-current  
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Refugees   People forced to move from their country of residence to another country  
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Remittances   Money migrants send back to their country of origin  
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Return Migration   Migrants voluntarily move back to their country of origin  
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Step Migration   Migration that follows a series of stages  
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Voluntary Migration   Someone moves to another place because they choose to  
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Xenophobia   Fear or dislike of foreigners  
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Ethnic Enclaves   Neighborhoods filled with people of the same ethnic group  
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