Glossary
Below, you will find a selection of key words you might expect to find during your research. We have provided a simple description to help you understand what they mean.
If you find other words you don't know, you could try looking them up in an online dictionary.
If you find other words you don't know, you could try looking them up in an online dictionary.
Immigrant - a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence
Migrate - to go from one country, region, or place to another
Origin - the place where someone or something comes from
Refugee - a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
Persecution - an organised program to kill, drive away, or put down a group of people because of their religion, race, or beliefs.
Population - the total number of people living a country, city, or any district or area
Mobility - the movement of people in a population, as from place to place, from job to job, or from poor to rich or the other way around.
Society - group of people living, working, worshipping and playing together
Impact - having an effect on something
Develop (Development) - to grow, expand, or to become more advanced and successful
Glossary adapted from:
Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/Oxford dictionaries. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://oxforddictionaries.com/
Migrate - to go from one country, region, or place to another
Origin - the place where someone or something comes from
Refugee - a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
Persecution - an organised program to kill, drive away, or put down a group of people because of their religion, race, or beliefs.
Population - the total number of people living a country, city, or any district or area
Mobility - the movement of people in a population, as from place to place, from job to job, or from poor to rich or the other way around.
Society - group of people living, working, worshipping and playing together
Impact - having an effect on something
Develop (Development) - to grow, expand, or to become more advanced and successful
Glossary adapted from:
Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/Oxford dictionaries. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://oxforddictionaries.com/
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