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  1. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
    Countries make deliberate decisions when they decide where to locate their capitals.
  2. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
    A country may decide to move their capital for social, economic, or political reasons.
  3. spur
    incite or stimulate
    In some instances, this reorganization of space is designed to spur growth and attract development in a region of the country.
  4. development
    making some area of land or water more profitable or useful
    In some instances, this reorganization of space is designed to spur growth and attract development in a region of the country.
  5. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
    When this phenomenon occurs, it is known as a forward capital.
  6. embassy
    a building where diplomats live or work
    Different sections were developed for different activities, such as government, banking, or embassies.
  7. population
    the number of inhabitants in a given place
    Population pyramids are graphs that show visual representations of the population within a country.
  8. mortality
    ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
    Birth and mortality rates are influenced by cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors.
  9. spatial
    pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
    Spatial organization and reorganization within a country must change as the population changes.
  10. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
    Spatial reorganization can also be caused by the movement of people through migration.
  11. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
    The majority of migrants go only a short distance.
  12. inhabitant
    a person who lives in a particular place
    Ravenstein wrote in 1885 “... the inhabitants of the country immediately surrounding a town of rapid growth flock into it; the gaps thus left in the rural population are filled up by migrants from more remote districts, until the attractive force of one of our rapidly growing cities makes its influence felt, step by step, to the most remote corner of the Kingdom.”
  13. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
    Ravenstein wrote in 1885 “... the inhabitants of the country immediately surrounding a town of rapid growth flock into it; the gaps thus left in the rural population are filled up by migrants from more remote districts, until the attractive force of one of our rapidly growing cities makes its influence felt, step by step, to the most remote corner of the Kingdom.”
  14. remote
    located far away spatially
    Ravenstein wrote in 1885 “... the inhabitants of the country immediately surrounding a town of rapid growth flock into it; the gaps thus left in the rural population are filled up by migrants from more remote districts, until the attractive force of one of our rapidly growing cities makes its influence felt, step by step, to the most remote corner of the Kingdom.”
  15. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
    An almost identical statement had appeared in 1876, with the significant omission of the phrase “step by step.”
  16. preference
    a predisposition in favor of something
    Migrants going long distances generally go by preference to one of the great centers of commerce or industry.
  17. commerce
    transactions supplying goods and services
    Migrants going long distances generally go by preference to one of the great centers of commerce or industry.
  18. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
    Migrants going long distances generally go by preference to one of the great centers of commerce or industry.
  19. compensate
    adjust for
    Each current of migration produces a compensating counter current.
  20. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    Females are more migratory than males within the kingdom of their birth, but males more frequently venture beyond.
  21. agricultural
    relating to or used in or promoting farming
    The major direction of migration is from the agricultural areas to the centers of industry and commerce.
  22. consultant
    an expert who gives advice
    I used to work as a journalist and media consultant.
  23. export
    sell or transfer abroad
    Nigeria couldn’t export oil so there was no money.
  24. diversify
    vary in order to spread risk or to expand
    They are now trying to diversify the economy, but it will take a long time.
  25. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
    Seeing as there were no jobs, with the little money we had, we went looking for work abroad.
  26. irregular
    not occurring at expected times
    We need to sensitize Africa about irregular migration and its alternatives.
  27. corruption
    use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
    What they do have there is more jobs, laws that are being obeyed, and less corruption.
  28. manual
    doing or requiring physical work
    In Africa, people often don’t have access to education so they can only do manual jobs.
Created on Wed Jun 05 14:00:39 EDT 2019 (updated Fri Jun 14 16:27:32 EDT 2019)

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