Migration Vocabulary

3. all types of movement from one location to another
6. permanent movement undertaken by choice
11. permanent movement from one country to another
13. 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
18. Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
20. permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors
21. the difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration

1. migration from a location
2. to a new location
4. in reference to migration, laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year
5. an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
7. factor that induces people to move to a new location
8. 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
9. people who enter a country without proper documentation
10. permanent movement within a particular country
11. permanent movement fro one region of a country to another
12. permanent movement within one region of a country
14. Migration of people to a specific location because relatives of members of the same nationality previously migrated there
15. factor that induces people to leave old residences
16. the area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
17. 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
18. short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis
19. large-scale emigration by talented people