Migration Vocabulary

3. the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration
4. permanent movement within a particular country
5. permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
7. Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
9. the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
10. 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
11. 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
14. to a new location
16. permanent movement from one country to another
17. in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
18. Migration of people to a specific location because relatives of members of the same nationality previously migrated there
19. large-scale emigration by talented people
20. all types of movement from one location to another
21. migration from a location

1. factor that induces people to leave old residences
2. permanent movement fro one region of a country to another
6. permanent movement undertaken by choice
8. an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
12. workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs
13. factor that induces people to move to a new location
14. permanent movement within one region of a country
15. people who enter a country without proper documentation
18. short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis