migration
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This presentation was made with grade 8 (2nd form) students in mind. It may assist older students to some extent, but was specifically designed for lower school students.TRANSCRIPT
MIGRATIONPrepared by Mr. Gooden
What is migration?Migration is the permanent movement of persons from one geographical location or regionto another.
These Jamaican coins have two sides, heads and tails. Together they make up the whole coin. So is it with MIGRATION. There are two sides, EMIGRATION and IMMIGRATION. Together they make up migration.
What is emigration?
• This is when persons leave their place of residence (their homes or country) and move to another for a number of reasons.
Good bye Jamaica
What is emigration?• This is when persons leave their place of
residence (their homes or country) and move to another for a number of reasons.
Welcome to America
When some one leaves his country to go to another we call that overseas or international migration.
Jamaica, like everywhere else, suffers from migration.
When people move from place to place within a country, we call that internal migration
When people leave rural areas (country-sides) to go to urban areas (towns and cities), we call that
rural to urban migration.
Push and Pull FactorsPush and Pull FactorsPush and Pull FactorsPush and Pull Factors
Push factors – things that cause persons to leave their residences.Pull factors – things that cause persons to come into new areas.
Push FactorsHere are
some of the reasons that
“push” people away from home.
•War• Crime and violence• Poor educational opportunities• Limited or no jobs
• Lack of basic infrastructure – housing, water, light, roads etc.• Low wages/salaries.• Limited or no recreational facilities.• Lack of technologies.
• Availability of jobs.• Technological advancements• Availability of recreational facilities • High wages
• Political stability• Low crime rate• Proper infrastructure – roads,
telephone/internet, housing, electricity etc.
Net Migration – What is it?
• Net Migration - refers to the difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants in a country in a particular year.
Let us further explore the concept of Net Migration!!
• In a country where there are more immigrants than emigrants, the net migration will be described as being positive, In contrast, if a country has more people leaving than those coming in the country, then the net migration of the country will be negative.
Calculating net migration
Work this!! • Example 1.• In St.Vincent, 3500 persons entered the country to
settle and 2200 of the residents migrated to settle in the neighbouring country of St. Lucia. Calculate the net migration and state whether or not it is positive or negative.
• Answer:
• Immigrant ( 3500) - emmigrant (2200) = Net Migration (1300)
• St. Vincent is experiencing a positive net migration which suggests that the country's population is increasing.
• Example 2.
• It was reported that a whopping 12,000 persons emigrated from Anguilla to settle in Trinidad and Tobago during the course of last year. During that same year, the country of Anguilla accommodated 7,200 persons who came to settle. Calculate the net migration.
• Calculation:
• What can we say about the net migration of this country?