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Remittance

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the sending of money, checks, etc., to someone at a distance.

2
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Distance decay

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the effect of distance on spatial interactions.

3
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Gravity Model

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they predict and describe certain behaviors that mimic gravitational interaction.

4
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Transhumance

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seasonal movement of people with their live stock between summer and written pastures.

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Forced Migration

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the movement of people away from their home or region.

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step migration

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A migration pattern that consists of small and less extreme locational changes.

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Chain Migration

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When immigrants from a certain town follow the others from that town to a particular city.

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Nomadism

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A group of people or tribe that have no permanent and move from place to place.

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Migration

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The process of going from one place to another.

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Guest Worker

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A foreign worker permitted to work in a country on a temporary basis.

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Asylum

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A institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill.

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Islands of Development

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a place built up by a government or corporation to attract foreign investment.

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Quotas

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A required total amount of something.

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Refugees

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A person who flees for safety to a foreign country.

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Colonization

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The process of establishing a colony or form a colony.