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Chapter 3

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Brain drain
Large-scale emigration by talented people.
Chain migration
Migration of people to a specific location because relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there.
Circulation
Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.
Counter-urbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.
Emigration
Migration FROM a location.
Floodplain
The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
Forced migration
Permanent movement compelled usually by cultural factors.
Guest workers
Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually Southern and Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher paying jobs.
Immigration
Migration TO a new location.
Internal migration
Permanent movement within a particular country.
International migration
Permanent movement from one country to another.
Interregional migration
Permanent movement from one region of a country to another.
Intervening obstacle
An environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration.
Intraregional migration
Permanent movement within one region of a country.
Migration
Form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location.
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