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Geography g10 Terminology
Geography g10 Terminology
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Genocide the deliberate killing of people from a certain ethnic group or nation
Voluntary migration when a person chooses to migrate.
Forced migration when a person is forced to migrate because of religion or political factors etc.
International migration movement of people across a country’s boarders
Emigration movement of people out of their home country to another country
Immigration movement of people into a new country of residence
Regional migration movement of people within a region
Urbanisation process by which an increasing percentage of the world’s population live in urban areas.
Globalisation the integration and connection of countries
Rural-urban migration movement of people from farms to cities
Depopulation a decline in the number of people living in an area.
Push factors factors that force people to leave rural areas.
Pull factors factors that draw people to urban areas.
Centrifugal forces forces that cause people to leave rural areas.
Centripetal forces forces that attract people to urban areas.
Migrant worker a person who migrates specifically to find work.
Economic migrant a migrant worker
Political migrant a person who migrates for political reasons
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