Unit 2 Part B Vocabulary

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Asylum Seeker

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Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee

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Brain Drain

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A large-scale emigration by talented people

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Chain Migration

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Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.

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Circular Migration

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Temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment

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Counterurbanization

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Net migration from urban to rural areas

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Emigration

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migration from a location (Exit)

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Forced Migration

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occurs when a migrant has been compelled/forced to move by political or environmental factors

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Guest Worker

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a term once used for workers who migrated to the developed countries in northern and western Europe, usually from southern and eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher paying jobs

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Internally Displaced Person (IDP)

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a person who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but hasn't migrated across an international border

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Intervening Obstacle

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an environmental or political feature that hinders migration