Migration Flashcards
What is migration?
The movement of people for different reasons
Why do people migrate?
Jobs
education
family
cheaper
How has migration affected the United States?
Our population has increased And cultural spreads / diversity
Define immigration in your own words:
When someone goes into a country.
What are some pros and cons of immigration?
pros - safer, better living conditions
Cons- diseases, living competition for jobs
What is emigration?
Someone who leaves a country
What is a push factor?
pushes someone to leave their current location or situation.
List three example’s of push factors?
Fammon
Violence
Weather
What is a pull factor?
It’s something that attracts or pulls someone towards a particular location or situation.
Give three examples of pull factors?
Good pay
Better job
Safer
What is a refugee?
A person who has been forced to leave their country.
Why are there so many refugees in Syria?
War they were forced to leave
What happened in Afghanistan the past 20 years to force people to move?
War
What role did the US play in Afghanistan war?
Giving people go homes
What are sone of the obstacles the lost boys of Sudan faced here in the US?
Leaving family
Learning language
Finding jobs
Refugee camp
What is forced migration?
When you are forced out of your country
Give at least 3 examples of forced migration
War
Government
Natural disaster
What was the triangular trade
What continents were involved
When slaves and goods were traded
Europe Africa north and South America
What are the steps of the slave trade?
1.Captured in Africa:Berbers would use nets and set up traps to capture African men and women
2.They walk hundreds of miles to the western coast of Africa (could take a couple months)
3.inspected and put on a ship
- The middle passage (the boat ride)
- Arrive in America and inspected and branded
6.The auction they would be sold to an owner
- Sent to live and work in a plantation
What are the economic reasons for slavery
The owners are going to make a lot of money
Give at least 3 examples of slavery today from the video and article we watched and read as a class
Sexual exploitation
Forced child labor
Forced labor
Approximately how many slaves are there today
How do we not know the exact number
40 million
They could be hiding slaves
What is voluntary migration
When people chose to leave to a different country for better reasons
What is reluctant migration
When you are still deciding if you want to leave or not
What opponents of current US migration policy argue
They say it should be stricter to become a citizen
