| Term | Definition |
| immigrants | are people who settle in a country they werent born in. |
| Ellis Island | An immigration processing center that open in New York harbor in 1892 |
| Undocumented Workers | are immigrants who come into a country without the governments permission. |
| customs agents | Govenment workers who check you when you arrive. |
| Migration | smaller permantent flows of people from place to place. |
| Refuges | people who flee from there country. |
| Urbanization | the movement to cities,growth of cities |
| Urban area | cities and towns |
| Rural area | "in the country" often farms |
| Push factors | things that make you move for your survival |
| Pull factors | opprotunites for a better life that encourages you to move |
| Cultural diffusion | The spreading,mixing and changing cultures |