Migration Types and Definitions PDF

Migration -- is the movement of individuals or groups from one place to another often driven by factors like environmental changes, economic opportunities or reasons. Immigration -- is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Emigration -- is the act of leaving one's own coun...

Migration -- is the movement of individuals or groups from one place to another often driven by factors like environmental changes, economic opportunities or reasons. Immigration -- is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Emigration -- is the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another moving abroad. Net Migration -- is the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants. Rural urban migration -- is when people move, either temporarily or permanently from a rural area to an urban city. Urban rural migration -- are people moving away from urban areas to rural regions because of problems of rapid urbanization like pollution, traffic, bad housing. Voluntary migration -- occurs when someone chooses to leave their home. Involuntary migration -- is any foreign-born people who have migrated Regional migration -- refers to the movement of individuals from one region to another within a country International Migration -- is the movement of people across international borders for the purpose of settlement.