Migration 3.1/3/5. Terms/Concepts Migration Emigration / Immigration International / Interregional...

Migration

3.1/3/5

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