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human migration

Movement of people for resettlement

EntityQ177626

Also known as migration · migratory movement (demography) · people flow

Subclass of: animal migration

Overview

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Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location. The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another, but internal migration is the dominant form of human migration globally.

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Cause: push and pull factors
Depicted by: Allée froide
Different from: immigration
emigration
international travel criterion used: permanence
Studied by: sociology of immigration

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AIDB. (2026). human migration (Q177626). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/human-migration-Q177626