For Test on Friday Also study your Geography Alive Ch 8 lesson
Migration
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Warm Up Why do people migrate from rural areas to urban areas?
What are some advantages of each? Why do people move from urban
centers to suburbs? What are some advantages of each?
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Why People Migrate Reasons for migrating Push & pull
factors Economic Cultural/Political Environmental Distance of
migration Internal migration International migration
Characteristics of migrants Gender Family status
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The ability to move from one location to another is
mobility.
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A permanent move to a new location is migration.
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Refugees: Sources & Destinations Fig. 3-1: Major source and
destination areas of both international and internal refugees.
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A refugee is a person who is forced to migrate from a country,
usually because of political reasons. The U.S. Committee for
Refugees estimated that in 2005 there were 12 million refugees
forced to migrate to other countries and 21 million forced to
migrate to another region of the same country. Sudan & Colombia
have the largest groups of internal refugees. Palestinian &
Afghans make up the largest group of international refugees.
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Hurricane Katrina Migrants A major natural disaster represents
an environmental push factor for forced migration.
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Scene from The Grapes of Wrath The Dust Bowl in the 1930s led
to forced migration from the Great Plains to California and
elsewhere.
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Migration Patterns Global migration patterns U.S. immigration
patterns Colonial immigration 19th-century immigration Recent
immigration Impact of immigration on the U.S. Legacy of European
migration Undocumented immigration Destination of immigrants within
the U.S.
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Global Migration Patterns Fig. 3-2: The major flows of
migration are from less developed to more developed countries.
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Net Migration (per population) Fig. 3-3: Net migration per 1000
population. The U.S. has the largest number of immigrants, but
other developed countries also have relatively large numbers. A
country has net in-migration if emigration is less then
imigration.
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Migration to U.S., by Region of Origin Fig. 3-4: Most migrants
to the U.S were from Europe until the 1960s. Since then, Latin
America and Asia have become the main sources of immigrants.
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Irish potato famine lead to a massive migration stream out of
Ireland. Disastrous economic conditions pushed them out of the
country to the United States.
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Europeans comprised more than 90 percent of the immigrants to
the United States during the nineteenth century, and even as
recently as the early 1960s, still accounted for more than 50
percent. Latin America and Asia are now the dominant sources of
immigrants to the United States.
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New York Harbor and Ellis Island Ellis Island is connected to
New Jersey by bridge. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty are
south of Ellis Island.
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Ellis Island
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Immigrants to the US
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Migration from Asia to the U.S. Fig. 3-5: The largest numbers
of migrants from Asia come from India, China, the Philippines, and
Vietnam.
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Migration from Latin America to the U.S. Fig. 3-6: Mexico has
been the largest source of immigrants to the U.S., but immigrants
have also come from numerous other Latin American nations.
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Undocumented Immigrants in the US Fig. 3-7: California, Texas,
and Florida are the leading destinations for undocumented
immigrants to the U.S.
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Pollero or coyote is a term for someone who helps undocumented
Mexicans immigrate.
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U.S. - Mexico Border at Tijuana The U.S. side of the border is
uninhabited and separated from Mexico by a fence
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U.S. States as Immigrant Destinations Fig. 3-8: California is
the destination of about 25% of all US immigrants; another 25% go
to New York and New Jersey. Other important destinations include
Florida, Texas, and Illinois.
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Obstacles to Migration Immigration policies of host countries
U.S. quota laws Temporary migration for work Time-contract workers
Economic migrants or refugees? Cultural problems living in other
countries U.S. attitudes to immigrants Attitudes to guest
workers
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Guest Workers in Europe Fig. 3-9: Guest workers emigrate mainly
from Eastern Europe and North Africa to work in the wealthier
countries of Western Europe.
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Turkish Kebab Stand in Germany
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Islamic women in France
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Emigration from China Fig. 3-10: Various ethnic Chinese peoples
have distinct patterns of migration to other Asian countries.
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Migration of Vietnamese Boat People Fig. 3-11: Many Vietnamese
fled by sea as refugees after the war with the U.S. ended in 1975.
Later boat people were often considered economic migrants.
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Large-scale migration occurred in SE Asia after 1975 primarily
because of communist victory.
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Most Asians are currently migrating to the US through the
process of chain migration. Someone gets established in the country
and then they sponsor another family member.
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Most immigrants will send payments to family members in their
home country called remittances.
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Anti- Immigration Protest in Spain Spanish youths attacked
Moroccan immigrants in El Ejido, Spain after an alleged
murder.
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Migration within a Country Migration between regions of a
country Migration between regions within the U.S Migration between
regions in other countries Migration within one region Rural-urban
migration (most prominent type around world) Urban-suburban
migration Migration from metropolitan to nonmetropolitan
regions
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Center of Population in the U.S. Fig. 3-12: The center of U.S.
population has consistently moved westward, with the migration of
people to the west. It has also begun to move southward with
migration to the southern sunbelt.
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A physical feature such as a body of water, desert, mountain
range, which hinders migration is an example of an intervening
obstacle.
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Echo Canyon, northeastern Utah Echo Canyon was one of many
obstacles to 19th century wagon trains heading west.
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Interregional Migration in the U.S. Fig. 3-13: Average annual
migrations between regions in the U.S. in 1995 and in 2003
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U.S. Interregional Migration, 1995
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U.S. Interregional Migration, 2003
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The largest interregional migration in the United States of
African-Americans has been from South to North.
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Brasilia, Brazil Brasilia was created as Brazils new capital in
1960 and since then has attracted thousands of migrants in search
of jobs.
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Intraregional Migration in the U.S. Fig. 3-14: Average annual
migration among urban, suburban, and rural areas in the U.S. during
the 1990s. The largest flow was from central cities to suburbs. The
current intraregional trend in the United States is from urban to
suburban.
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Net Migration by County, 2000-04 Fig. 3-15: Rural counties in
the southwest and Florida have had net in-migration, while there
has been net out-migration from rural counties in the Great
Plains
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Suburbanization occurs because people want to change their
lifestyle. This happens in more developed countries because they
have the means to afford it.
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Counterubranization is migration to rural areas & small
towns.