Brazil Internal Migration Flashcards
What are the names of the places Brazilians migrate to and from in this case study?
Caatinga and São Paulo
Push factor:
What causes unreliable rainfall in Caatinga?
Droughts (250mm in all of 2004)
Push factor:
What necessity does the shanty towns of Caatinga lack?
Clean water, sanitation and electricity.
Push factor:
What are there too few of in Caatinga?
Schools and medical clinics
Push factor:
What is the life expectancy?
52
Push factor:
What type of lifestyle is most common?
Farming
Push factor:
What is the mean reason for emigration to São Paulo?
More jobs and better job prospects ($2 an hour average)
Pull factor:
What glamorous image attracts people to the city?
Bright light syndrome (the image that life is better in a city)
Pull factor:
What is better in São Paulo?
Education prospects, medical care, water and sanitation, and housing.
Impact:
What is more available for those who do not migrate in Caatinga?
Land
Impact:
What is a result of money being sent back home to Caatinga by workers?
Living conditions and standard of living as well as an improbable of ghetto rural economy
Impact:
Who is left behind to farm when the most economically active people leave?
Women, children and the elderly are left to farm
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What causing social and recreational structure imbalance?
The very young and elderly being left behind
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As a result of migration, what is the population of São Paulo?
11 million
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What type of housing has been created in São Paulo by migrating workers?
Favellas and shanty towns outside São Paulo
