Geo: Migration Vocabulary
Across
- 4. the migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
- 7. a 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
- 10. a permanent move from one country to another
- 11. a person that has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international border
- 12. an individual that has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or other disasters and cannot return for fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion
- 14. net migration from rural to urban areas
- 19. something that induces people to move out of their present location
- 20. movement from one region of a country to another
- 21. migration that follows a path of a series of stages or steps toward a final destination
- 23. permanent movement, compelled by cultural or environmental factors
- 25. a maximum limit on the number of people who could migrate to a country during a one-year period
- 26. transfer of money by workers to people in the country from which they emigrated
Down
- 1. net migration from urban to rural areas
- 2. migration from a location
- 3. migration to a location
- 5. someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
- 6. movement within one region of a country
- 8. short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
- 9. a permanent move within the same country
- 13. the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants
- 15. permanent movement undertaken by choice
- 16. net migration from urban areas to suburban areas
- 17. a permanent move to a new location
- 18. an environmental or political feature that hinders migration
- 22. all types of movements between locations
- 24. something that induces people to move into a new location