Migration

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migration
permanent change of residence of an individual or group of people
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immigration
action of living permanently in a foreign country
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commuting
process by which people move to and from work daily
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tourism
process by which people move to a different place for holidays
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seasonal movement
process of changing places for short periods of time at different times of year
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international migration
movement of people across international frontiers for a minimum of 1 year
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emigrants
people who leave their origin
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immigrants
people who move into a destination
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internal migration
movement of people from on place to another within a country
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out-migration
describes internal migrants moving out of a region
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in-migrant
describes internal migrants moving into a region
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net migration
balance between immigrants and emigrants in a region or country
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source area / origin
place where migrants have come from
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push factors
the bad factors of an area which repel people out
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pull factors
the advantageous factors of an area which attract people
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barriers to movement
obstacles migrants will have to overcome when moving to a different area
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distance-decay
the number of migrant decline as distance between origin and destination area increases
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chain migration
once a small group of people move from their origin to a new area, others tend to follow
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remittances
money which is earned my migrants and sent home to their families
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migration stream
formed when migrants share common source area and destination
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voluntary migration
migrants who choose to move
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economic migrants
people who make a free scission to migrate
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forced migration
migrants who feel they have no alternative but to move
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refugees
people who are forced to move and seek refuge from a life-threatening situation
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asylum seekers
refugees who when they reach their destination apply to permanently stay
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illegal immigrants
immigrants who have no legal status and have not had permission to move into the region or county
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rural-urban migration
the process of people moving from a rural to an urban area
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step migration
when people move from a rural village to a large urban city in steps/stages
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urban-urban migration
the process of people moving from one urban area to another urban area
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intra-urban migration
the process of people moving within an urban area
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urban-rural migration
the process of people moving from an urban area to a rural area
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counter-urbanisation
the process of people moving from an urban area to a rural area when they are at retirement stage
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action of living permanently in a foreign country

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immigration

Card 3

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process by which people move to and from work daily

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Card 4

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process by which people move to a different place for holidays

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Card 5

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process of changing places for short periods of time at different times of year

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