Canadian & World Issues

People Moving

People Moving

1. Migration

2. Refugees

3. Internally Displaced Persons

4. Urbanization

Migration

• Migration is any movement by humans from one locality to another.– Emigration– Immigration– Settling

– Evolution– Involuntary

Human Migrations (millennia before present)

Migration

Net Migration Rates, 2008

Global Migration Paths

Migration

• Push Factors of Migration– War or other armed conflict – Famine or drought – Disease – Poverty – Political corruption – Disagreement with politics – Religious intolerance – Natural disasters – Discontent with the natives, such as frequent

harassment, bullying, and abuse – Lack of employment opportunities

Migration

• Pull Factors of Migration– Higher incomes – Lower taxes – Better weather – Better availability of employment – Better medical facilities – Better education facilities – Better behaviour among people – Family reasons – Political stability – Religious tolerance – National prestige

Migration

• Barriers to Migration – Intervening Obstacles– Legal (gov’t policies)– Natural (barriers & distance)– Cultural (family, friends, religion)– Financial– Adaptation Fears– Fears of Not Being Accepted

Migration

• Effects of Migration– Changes in distribution of population – Mixing of different cultures and races – Demographic consequences (young on the move,

leaving an aging population behind)– Economic results

Liberty Island USA

International Migration

Migration Flows

Changing World of Migration

NG Genome Project

New York Times Map

People Moving Questions

•World Bank Data