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World Geo. Ch. 3 Def.

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Brain Drain
large scale emigration by talented people
Quotas
In reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year.
Intervening Obstacle
An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.
Net Migration
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration.
Immigration
migration to a new location
Guest workers
workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of high paying jobs
Internal migration
permanent movement within a particular country
Undocumented Immigrants
People who enter a country without proper documents.
Migration
Form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
International migration
permanent movement from one country to another
Interregional migration
permanent movement from one region of a country to another
Voluntary Migration
Permanent movement undertaken by choice.
Pull Factor
Factor that induces people to move to a new location.
Chain migration
migration of people to a specific location because members of the same nationality previously migrated there
Refugees
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.
Forced migration
movement compelled usually by cultural factors
Counter Urbanization
net migration for urban to rural areas in more developed countries
Push Factor
Factor that induces people to leave old residences.
Floodplain
the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
Intraregional Migration
Permanent movement within one region of a country.
Migration Transition
Change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth, and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition.
Emigration
migration from a location
Mobility
All types of movement from one location to another.
Circulation
short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis

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