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Pull Factor

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Persuades people to move to a new location

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Intervening Obstacle

Front

Environmental/ political factor that stops migration

Back

International Migration

Front

Permanent movement from one country to another

Back

Quota

Front

Maximum limits to number of immigrants to USA annually, per country.

Back

Internal Migration

Front

Permanent movement within a country

Back

Relocation Diffusion

Front

The spread of characteristics from one place to another

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Guest Worker

Front

Immigrants temporary allowed into a country for a job

Back

Unauthorized (or undocumented) Immigrants

Front

Immigrants who enter without proper documents

Back

Emigration

Front

Migration from a location; focus is exit

Back

Net migration

Front

Difference between immigrants and emigrants. Result can be net in-migration (+) or net out-migration (-).

Back

Asylum Seeker

Front

Someone who migrated to a new country to be recognized as a refugee

Back

Regions with the Largest Flows

Front

Asia to Europe Asia to North America Latin America to North America

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Refugee

Front

Forced to migrate to a new country due to political/ environmental factors and cannot return due to fear of persecution

Back

Internally Displaced Persons

Front

Forced to migrated with the same country due to same reasons as a refugee

Back

Suburbanization

Front

Urban to suburban

Back

Forced Migration

Front

Migrant is compelled to move; political/environmental factors

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Circulation

Front

Repetitive movement that occurs on a regular basis

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Interregional Migration

Front

Movement from one region of a country to another region

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Mobility

Front

General term for all types of movement from one place to another

Back

Immigration

Front

Migration to a location; focus is coming

Back

Types of Intraregional Migration

Front

Rural to Urban Urban to Suburban Urban to Rural

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Remittances

Front

Money sent back home by migrants to family members in home country

Back

Migration

Front

Permanent movement to a new location

Back

Typical International Flow

Front

Developing (LDCs) to Developed (MDCs) Countries

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Counterurbanization

Front

Urban to rural

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Floodplain

Front

Area subjected to flooding during a specific number of years based on historic trends

Back

Push Factors

Front

Persuades people to move out of current location

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Voluntary Migration

Front

Migrants chose to move; economic improvement

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Urbanization

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Rural to urban

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Intraregional Migration

Front

Movement within a region

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Chain Migration

Front

Migration specific to a specific location because of relatives or people of the same nationality

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Brain Drain

Front

When talented professionals all migrate to the USA or another region

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