World Geography - Migration

Immigrant

• a person travelling to a location

• a person travelling from a location

• permanent move from one country to another

• short term and repetitive acts of mobility

Mobility

• a person travelling to a location

• movement out of a state or province into another state or province within the same country

• refers to all types of movements

• short-term and repetitive acts of mobility

Interregional Migration

• Movement within a state or province

• Movement out of a state or province into another state or province within the same country

• a person travelling to a location

• forced to migrate within the same country to avoid potential threat to their life

Intraregional Migration

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life in hopes of being recognized as a refugee

• movement out of a state or province into another state or province within the same country

• a person travelling to a location

• movement within a state or province

Circulation

• a person travelling to a location

• refers to all types of movements

• short-term and repetitive acts of mobility

• a person travelling from a location

Refugee

• forced to migrate within the same country to avoid potential threat to their life

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life and recognized by other countries

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life in hopes of being recognized as a refugee

• movement out of a state or province into another state or province within the same country

Internally Displaced Person

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life in hopes of being recognized as a refugee

• forced to migrate within the same country to avoid potential threat to their life

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life and recognized by other countries

• a person travelling to a location

Asylum Seeker

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life in the hopes of being recognized as a refugee

• forced to migrate to avoid potential threat to their life and recognized by other countries

• forced to migrate within the same country to avoid potential threat to their life

• permanent move from one country to another

International migration

• movement within a state or province

• movement out of a state or province into another state or province within the same country

• those who enter a country without proper documentation

• permanent move from one country to another

Unauthorized Migrant

• those who enter a country without proper documentation

• short-term and repetitive acts of mobility

• a person travelling to a location

• a person travelling from a location