migration ap human geography. what is migration? a permanent movement of people to a new location ...
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What is migration?
A permanent movement of people to a new location Leaving a rural area for an urban area (ex.
Great Migration) Leaving an LDC for a MDC (Mexico to U.S.)
Emigration- migration from a location Immigration- migration to a location
Why do people migrate?
Economic motives Jobs, jobs, jobs! (LDC’s to MDC’s, rural to urban)
Cultural motives Political instability/ persecution (genocide in
Sudan, Pilgrims) Slavery (Africa to Americas)
Environmental motives Lack/ abundance of resources (drought in Chad,
Florida) Natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina)
Push vs. Pull Factors
Reasons that people leave a certain place.
Ex. Lack of jobs War/ violence Persecution Natural disasters
Reasons that people are attracted to a new place.
Ex. Jobs Peace Stability Education Natural beauty
Push Factors Pull Factors
Forced vs. Voluntary Migration
Compelled to move by cultural factors. War Exile Persecution Slavery
Choosing to move for economic improvement. Jobs Jobs Jobs Lifestyle
Forced Voluntary
Types of Migration
From one country to another.
Usually from LDC to MDC. Mexico to U.S.A. Turkey to Germany Guatemala to
Mexico
Within a country. Illinois to California Michigan to
Chicago Chicago to Suburbs
Inter-national Migration Internal Migration
Types of Internal Migration
From one region to another in the same country Midwest to the
South
Within a region. Michigan to
Illinois City to
suburbs
Inter-regional Intra-regional
Key Vocab
Educated people leave a place for a more desirable destination.
Ex. Doctors might leave India to get pain more in the U.S.
People migrate to a place to be with people (family, friends, ethnic) who have previously migrated to that place.
Brain Drain Chain Migration