Migration Vocab
A condition that draws people toward a new location, like jobs or safety.
Pull Factor
The largest continent by both area and population
Asia
As of the end of 2025, roughly this many people worldwide are forcibly displaced: 12 million, 58 million, or 118 million
118 Million
This U.S. region, including states like Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, is known for its temperate rainforests and volcanic mountain range.
This type of migration means someone moves within the borders of their own country.
Internal Migration
This map element tells you what the symbols and colors on a map mean.
Map Key/ Legend
This mountain range runs along the western edge of North America, from Canada through the western U.S.
The rocky mountains
The legal status someone holds while their request for protection is under review, before it's approved.
Asylum Seeker
This imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
The Equator
Where was the refugee camp located in the video that we watched yesterday?
Kenya
How much of the U.S. is covered in forest?
Roughly 34%
Someone who moves, often seasonally, specifically to find work, and may depend on a single employer for their legal status.
Migrant Worker
The largest hot desert in the world.
Sahara
This country currently has the largest internal displacement crisis in the world — over 9 million people displaced inside its own borders.
Sudan
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
The Missouri River
This is the set of agreements and rules that countries choose to follow when dealing with people crossing borders, enforced by cooperation, not a single world government.
International Law
This term describes your own position, and how it shapes the way you see and understand a place
Your positionality/perspective/worldview
Two-thirds of the world's refugees come from just five countries: Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Ukraine, and this one.
Venezuela
What is the capitol of Oregon?
Salem