Ap Human Geography chap 3 vocab

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Brain Drain

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Large scale emigration of talented and skilled individuals

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Chain migration (migration ladder)

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A stream of people out of an area as first movers communicate with people back home and stimulate others to follow.

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Circulation

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Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur regularly.

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Counterurbanization

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Movement of people from urban areas to escape overcrowding, pollution, and economic disadvantages.

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Emigration

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Migration from a location.

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Floodplain

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The area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends.

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Forced migration

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Permanent movement compelled by a factor outside the migrant's control.

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Guest worker

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A citizen of a poorer country with a job in Western Europe.

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Immigration

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Migration to a location.

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International Migration

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Permanent movement from one country to another.