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Migration
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Terms/Concepts
• Migration• Emigration / Immigration• International / Interregional migration• Chain Migration• Refugees• Guest Worker• Migrant Worker• Push and Pull Factors
What does Migration Mean?
• Theme = movement / connection• Migration- a permanent move to a
new location– A form of relocation diffusion
• Emigration- migration from a location
• Immigration- migration to a location
Migration patterns
• Most international migration is from developing countries to developed countries.
• The US is the leading destination for international migrants.
Migration patterns
• Interregional migration is movement within a country–Most famous example is the opening of
the American West
• U.S. center of population has changed over the years
Chain Migration
• Chain Migration- migration of people to a specific location, because relatives or members of the nationality previously migrated there
Push and Pull Factors
• A lot of factors influence migration decisions
• Push factor- induces people to move out of their present location– Refugees- people forced to move from
there homes for fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in social group, or political opinion
• Pull factor- induces people to move into a new location–Migrant worker- individuals who travel to
areas based on seasonal work– Guest worker- typically migrants who
migrated to developed countries in search of higher paying jobs
Barriers of Migration• Physical Barriers
– Physical Barriers include mountains – Vast expanses of places that are too cold such as tundra or too hot such as deserts discourage the movement of populations. – The vast expanse of oceans on both sides of the United States discouraged Europeans and others from invading North America.
• Economic Barriers – Economic barriers to migration include poverty and high unemployment. – Economic decline often encourages further decline
• Political Barriers – Political barriers may keep people physically in-or out of a nation. – Or political barriers may exist in the form of laws that restrict the movement of people between places.
• Cultural Barriers – Linguistic (language) barrier – Cultural barriers discourage practices that may violate social norms, values and beliefs.
Terms/Concepts
• Migration• Emigration / Immigration• International / Interregional migration• Chain Migration• Refugees• Guest Worker• Migrant Worker• Push and Pull Factors
Activity
• Where will you go if a zombie apocalypse hit New Brighton?– Consider the reasons presented in the
short video clip. –What push and pull factors come into
play?– Video link