AP Human Geography Vocab. 3

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

• Emigrant

• Immigrant

• Asylum Seeker

• Refugee

Large-scale emigration by talented people.

• International Migration

• Talent Migration

• Brain Drain

• Interregional Migration

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

• Precendent

• Family Migration

• International Migration

• Chain Migration

The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment.

• Circular Migration

• Circulation

• Migration

• Guest Worker

Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.

• Circular Migration

• Circulation

• Revolution

• Rotation

Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.

• Urbanization

• Counterurbanization

• Demographic Transition

• Migration Transition

Degradation of land, expecially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. Also known as semiarid land degradation.

• Quota

• Desertification

• Filtering

• Abandonment

Migration FROM a location.

• Migration

• Emigration

• Immigration

• International Migration

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

• Wetland

• Flood Land

• Floodplain

• Flood Warning

Permanent movement, compelled by cultural or environmental factors.

• Forced Migration

• Voluntary Migration

• Remittance

• Mobility