AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 2.11 Flashcards

A permanent or semipermanent change in residence

Migration in which people are compelled to leave their homes or are transported elsewhere against their will

Migration in which people retain meaningful choice over whether and where to relocate

A person forced across an international border who cannot safely return, typically because of a well-founded fear of persecution

A person forced to leave home who remains within the borders of the same country

A person who has requested protection in another country but whose claim has not yet been finally decided

Migration across national borders, especially when migrants maintain social, economic, political, or cultural ties across countries

Movement to a new residence within the borders of one country

Movement from the countryside or agricultural settlements to towns and cities

Migration in which earlier migrants help or encourage people from the same family, community, or place of origin to move to the same destination

Migration toward a destination through a sequence of intermediate residential moves rather than one direct relocation

The regular seasonal movement of pastoralists and livestock between established grazing areas

A migrant legally admitted to another country for employment, usually temporarily under a work permit or contract