Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Immigration Unit - Use Quizlet as well -
http://quizlet.com/18411667/immigration-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Word	Definition
abandon	to leave and give up on
barren	unproductive, (land, people)
chronological	events in order based on time tying
Citizen	Legal resident of a place
decimated	completely destroyed
Democracy	Type of government where the citizens have a vote
Dictator	Single ruler in power who doesn’t give the people a voice
discrimination	judgment based on certain factors like race, age, sex
distress	heavy amount of stress
doubt	lack of belief
drought	lack of water
Economic	Relating to money and business
emigration	leaving a place
fertile	things grow easily
frugal	“cheap”, doesn’t spend much money
Immigration	To enter a new place
impoverished	in the state of being in poverty – very poor
irrigation	a method of watering crops with machines and technology
Migration	Movement from one place to another
misperceptions	to have an incorrect belief about something
Persecution	Immoral killing of a group
Political	Relating to government and laws
Push and pull factors	Reasons why immigration (coming) and emigration (going) happens
Resources	Supplies you can draw from when you need them
suspicion	to doubt or mistrust