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Migration Terms
Immigration to U.S.
Internal Migration
Random Migration
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The name given to people entering a country
Who are immigrants
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Most immigrants coming to the U.S. are currently from
What is Latin America/Mexico
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Most internal Migration over the last century has occurred this way
Rural to Urban
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An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration
What is intervening obstacle
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A temporary worker in a country who fills a work need

What is a guest worker

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The name given to people leaving a country
What is Emigrants
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The first wave of immigration to the U.S. was by these two groups.
What is Europeans (British) and Africans (Forced)
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California's population greatly increased with immigrants from the Midwest during the 1930s because of this.
What is the dust bowl
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Many people are immigrating to Europe because of the Civil War in the Middle East. This is an example of a
What is a push factor
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The biggest forced migration in history
What is The Atlantic slave trade
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Better healthcare in Canada could be considered a _____________ for someone considering migrating there
What is a Pull factor
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Large American cities did not grow according to the DTM by natural increase but by
What is Immigration from Europe mostly
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When cities become more and more populated with lower classes this phenomenon can take place
What is counter-urbanization/urban to suburban/white flight
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This is the main push/pull factor for voluntary migration

What is Economic   JERBS!

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Syrians fleeing their country are seeking this in European Countries

What is Asylum

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When a migrant communicates to family and friends at home, encouraging further migration along the same path, along kinship links.
What is Chain Migration
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A huge spike in Immigration to the U.S. from Ireland in the mid-19th century occurred because of this.
What is Potato Famine
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This caused large numbers of people to move west, especially to California in the 1840s
What is the Gold Rush
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WHEW WHEW WHEW!!!! DAILY DOUBLE

Governments may enact these in these to put a cap on immigration to their country.

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People who are stranded because of war, or natural disaster, or other factor within their own country
What is Internally displaced persons
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at one of the steps along the path during migration, pull factors encourage the migrant to settle in a spot they arrive at rather than continuing on to their original destination.
What is intervening opportunity
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Immigration during the 1880's to the U.S. from Western Europeans and Scandinavian countries occurred because of this.
What is rapid population growth from the industrial revolution
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whew whew whew Daily Double
Moving from one city to another close city or to a nearby suburb is an example of.
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What has the biggest impact on life expectancy?  Why do some countries have much lower/higher life expediencies than others

What is infant mortality rate 

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A migrant worker sending money back home   

What are remittances