Internal migration in South Africa Flashcards
1
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Internal migration
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Movement of people from one place to another withing the boarders of a country
2
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Internal migration in S.A
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- This came due to apartheid when africans from sa were forced to leave their land in order to create space for the white foreigners.
- Involved circular migration: When the black south african were being employed to work for the whites and were restricted from staying in the white settlement permanently
- Most of the migrants were used to work as labourers in the mines
- Population was concetrated where the minerals like gold was situated
3
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Factors that contribute to economic development
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- Availabity of labour
- technology ( would increase the productivity and efficiency)
- Natural resources (minerals)
- Physical capital and infrastructure (machines, factories with boost the countries economy)
- Human capital (increase in human capital increases the labour workforce