Migration encyclopedia topics

Human Migration

Human migration, a person leaving its own home to go to a new place or residence with different reasons and also different effects.

Bantu migration, the migration of speakers of Bantu languages at sub-Saharan Africa
Great Migration (African American), the migration of African Americans out of the Southern United States from 1914 to 1950.
Great Migration (Puritan), the two large migrations of Puritans from England to North America around 1630.
Great Serb Migrations, the two large migrations of Serbs in 1692 and 1737 from the Ottoman Empire to the Habsburg Monarchy.
Historical migration, an overview.
Migration Period, also called Barbarian Invasions, occurring in Europe within the period of roughly AD 300-700.
Mongol invasions, the great migrations of Mongol and Turkic tribes under Genghis Khan and his descendants during the 13th century.
Muslim conquests, by which Arabs migrated across Asia, Africa and Europe between 632 and 732.
Ostsiedlung, medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germans from modern day Western and Central Germany.
Transatlantic migrations, the movement of settlers across the Atlantic Ocean to North and South America.
Turkish migration, the migration of Turkish peoples across Asia, Europe and the Middle East between the 6th and 11th centuries.

Family reunification, the mechanism by which foreign nationals are allowed to immigrate due to the acquired citizenship of an adult relative.
Emigration, leaving one's native country to live in another.
Forced migration, the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region.
Free migration, a belief that people should be able to migrate to whatever country they choose, free of substantial barriers.
Immigration, arriving to live in a new country.
Illegal immigration, immigration that defies the laws of the arrival country.
Mass migrations, the movement of a large group of people from one geographical area to another.
Political migration, a migration motivated primarily by political interests.
Urbanization, the moving of people from rural areas into cities.
Seasonal human migration, Migration which is held by season changes.
Daily commuting.
The activity of nomads, communities that continually move from one place to another.

Most animal migrations involve seasonal movements to an area for breeding.

Cell migration, in biology
Geophysical migration, in geophysics
Microscopic motion of material caused by an external force, distinct from spontaneous diffusion, for example electromigration, electrophoresis, sedimentation, in physical chemistry and materials science.
Planetary migration, in astronomy