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AP Human Geography

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show A regular journey that begins at a home base and returns to the same home base in a relatively short period of time.  
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show Places within the rounds of daily activity.  
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snowbirds   show
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pastoralism   show
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show Migration pattern in which livestock are led to highlands during summer months and lowlands during winter months to graze.  
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relocation diffusion   show
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show Purposeful movement of people from one country to another with a degree of permanence or intent to stay.  
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show A person who permanently moves out of their home country.  
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show A person who permanently moves into a new country.  
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show Difference between the number of immigrants (those coming into a country) and the number of emigrants (those leaving a country).  
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show Migrants who flee their country because of political persecution and seek asylum in another country.  
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remittances   show
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reverse remittances   show
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show Migrants who are invited into a country to work temporarily, are granted work visa status, and are expected to return to their home country at the end of the visa.  
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show Cities in developing regions where foreign investment is concentrated and to which rural migrants are drawn.  
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show Purposeful movement of people within a country from one location to another with a degree of permanence or intent to stay; when migrants stay in the same country but move to a different part of the country.  
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show Dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place, either voluntarily or by force.  
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show When a minority group loses distinct cultural traits, such as dress, food, or speech, and adopts the customs of the dominant culture. Can happen voluntarily or by force.  
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human trafficking   show
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show Forced labor or prison labor camps. Most often associated with authoritarian countries.  
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distance decay   show
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gravity model   show
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push factors   show
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pull factors   show
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intervening opportunity   show
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unauthorized or undocumented migrants   show
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coyotes   show
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chain migration   show
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show A refugee or group of refugees returning to their home country, usually with the assistance of government or a non governmental organization.  
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asylum seekers   show
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internally displaced persons (IDPs)   show
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show Laws and agreements passed in the U.S. and Mexico in 1942 to encourage Mexicans to migrate to the United States to work in agriculture.  
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