Geography Lesson 8 Vocabulary Terms

Refugee

someone who seeks safety be going to another country.

Genocide

the elimination of a group of people based on race, religion, or some other factor.

brain drain

the loss of well-educated people, such as doctors or engineers, to another country

diffusion

the spreading and mixing of cultures

What is one thing that immigrants bring to the U.S.?

Immigrants bring new foods and cultures to the U.S.

What can brain drain turn into?

Brain drain can turn into "brain gain" when the well-educated immigrants send money to their home countries.

Which family member is the first to immigrate to a new country?

Usually the young men of the family are the ones that immigrate to the countries first. After the find jobs and homes they bring along their wife, children, and parents.

What are you move to another country?

You are both an immigrant and an emigrant.

Remittance

a payment of money sent by an immigrant to a relative in his or her homeland

Persecution

unfair treatment of others because of who they are or what they believe in.

How many people have come to the U.S. since 1820?

65 million people

What is an example of a pull factor?

An example of a pull factor would be freedom and opportunities for a better life.

What is an example of push factor?

An example of a push factor would be war, poverty, hunger, etc.

What would be an example of genocide?

An example of genocide would be political, racial, or an ethnic group.

What negative thing can diffusion cause?

Diffusion could cause conflict.

What are the most common push factors?

Economic push factors are the most common push factors.

IMMIGRANT v/s EMIGRANT

Emigrant- leaving country Immigrant- coming to country

What are people who leave a country called?

Emigrants

Push factors...

Encourage people to emigrate from where they live to a different place.

PULL FACTORS v/s PUSH FACTORS

Pull factors- good things that "pull" people towards a country Push factors- bad things that "push" people away from a country

What is one thing that the U.S. has long depended on immigrants for?

Labor

What is one thing that many Americans complain on today?

Many Americans complain that immigrants are "taking their jobs", but many times, these Americans didn't want these jobs anyway.

You can only be an immigrant when you...

Move from one country to another.

What is one of the most powerful pull factors?

One of the most powerful pull factors is the desire to unite with family members.

Is persecution an example of a push or pull factor?

Persecution is an example of a push factor,

What do pull factors do?

Pull factors attract people to a new place and encourage them to immigrate there.

What are some examples of why refugees would seek safety?

Refugees may be escaping from political arrest, war, or being attacked because of their beliefs.

Push factor

Something that encourages people to leave a place behind.

Pull factor

Something that encourages people to move to a new place.

Migration streams

The constant flow of migrants from one count to another country.

What do people w ho emigrate need to learn in their new countries?

They need to learn things like new languages and how to make a living strange place.

Emigrating

To move from a country.

Both push and pull factors drive people to move...

To other places.

Drought

an unusually long period in which little or no rain falls