Internal migration in South Africa Flashcards

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Internal migration

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Movement of people from one place to another withing the boarders of a country

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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
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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
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