seasonal migration

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• Seasonal human migration — An American migratory worker in 1940. Seasonal human migration is very common in agricultural cycles. It includes migrations such as moving sheep or cattle to higher elevations during summer to escape heat and find more forage. Human labor often… …   Wikipedia

• migration — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ seasonal ▪ the seasonal migration of birds ▪ autumn (esp. BrE), fall (AmE), spring ▪ annual …   Collocations dictionary

• Migration — Migration, Migratory behavior, or Migratory may refer Gene migration, a process in evolution and population genetics Animal migration, the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat Human migration, physical movement by humans from… …   Wikipedia

• migration — migrational, adj. /muy gray sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or act of migrating. 2. a migratory movement: preparations for the migration. 3. a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. 4. Chem. a movement or change of position of atoms… …   Universalium

• Seasonal year — The seasonal year is the time between successive recurrences of a seasonal event such as the flooding of a river, the migration of a species of bird, or the flowering of a species of plant.The need for farmers to predict seasonal events led to… …   Wikipedia

• migration and settlement patterns — The household registration law (hukou) enacted by the Chinese socialist state in 1958 played the primary role in blocking population movement, especially rural to urban labour migration in Mao’s era. Government officials believed that it was… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• seasonal — adj. Seasonal is used with these nouns: ↑change, ↑cycle, ↑decline, ↑decoration, ↑demand, ↑employee, ↑employment, ↑festivities, ↑flow, ↑flower, ↑fluctuation, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• migration — noun /mʌɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ a) moving a place to live to another place for a while b) seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new home See Also: immigration, porting …   Wiktionary

• migration —   properly, any movement of a living organism across space, or between locations. In geography, most commonly applied to population movements. It can be used to describe daily and seasonal movements (e.g. commuting and holidaying), but is most… …   Geography glossary

• migration — mi·gra·tion || maɪ greɪʃn n. act or process of moving from one country to another, immigration; wandering; seasonal relocation of birds or other animals in groups; moving from one platform or operating system to another (Computers) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Lepidoptera migration — Monarch butterfly is the most well known migrant amongst the Lepidoptera …   Wikipedia