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What makes a move migration?
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Migration is a move away from a person’s usual residence to establish residence elsewhere, within a country or across an international border.
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How do emigration and immigration differ?
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Emigration is movement out of a place; immigration is movement into a place. The same person can be an emigrant from one place and an immigrant to another.
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What distinguishes internal from international migration?
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Internal migration occurs within a country; international migration crosses a national border.
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What does migration scale describe?
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Local, regional, and long-distance describe the geographic reach of movement, not its cause.
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What is seasonal migration?
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Seasonal migration recurs at particular times of year, often in response to employment or climate conditions.
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What is circular migration?
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Circular migration involves repeated movement between places.
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What is return migration?
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Return migration is a move back to a previous home or place of residence.
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How do voluntary and forced migration differ?
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Voluntary migration is undertaken by choice, though circumstances may constrain that choice. Forced migration or displacement occurs when people must or are compelled to leave.
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How does an IDP differ from a refugee?
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A refugee has crossed an international border and meets a specific protection definition. An internally displaced person (IDP) has been forced to leave home but has not crossed an internationally recognized border.
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What is rural-to-urban migration often associated with?
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Rural-to-urban migration is movement from rural areas to cities, often associated with employment, education, or access to services.
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What is step migration?
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Step migration is movement through a sequence of places, such as from a village to a small town and later to a major city.
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What is chain migration?
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Chain migration occurs when family or community connections help people follow earlier migrants to a destination.
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