Migration Flashcards
Migration
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. There are lots of different types but I usually involves a change of address
What forms of migration are there
Internal international permanent temporary voluntary forced or rural to urban 
International
Movement of people from one country to another
Temporary
This occurs when people move to work for particular length of time before returning home. they generally send the money home to their families 
Internal
Movement of people to different areas within the same country
Rural to urban
This is the movement of people from countrysides to towns and cities
Permanent
Migrants moves with the intention of not returning
Forced
When people are forced to leave e.g war persecution or natural disasters
What do migrants do
Migrants travel from their place of origin to their country of destination in between they are en route 
Emigrants
People who leave a place
E is for exit 
Immigrants
People who arrive in a place
I is for in
How do we know there are too many people
We work out the space available so we can calculate the density
How do u calculate population density
Total population ➗ area km2= number of people km2
What do we have to remember about density figures
It is useful when comparing countries, but remember it’s just an average 
Economic migration
Moving to find work or to follow a career path
Social migration
For better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends
Political migration
Moving to escape, persecution or war
Environmental migration
Moving because of natural disasters such as flooding
People can do what around migrating
Choose like someone who moves for work or be forced due to war or famine
Refugees
Refugees or people who flag war conflict or persecution and have crossed an international border to find safety in another country often refugees do not carry many possessions with them and they do not have a clear idea of where they’re going to finally settle
What two ways can we think of reasons why could make migrate?
Push and pull
 push factors
The reasons why people leave an area i.e. what pushes them away from their home
Pull factors
The reasons why people move to particular area, i.e. what pulls them to a new place
 what are some examples of push factors?
High crime rate, crop failure, famine, drought, flooding, poverty, war unemployment
 what are some examples of pull factors?
Better employment chances, greater wealth better education/healthcare good climate safe/less crime fertile land lower risk from natural hazards/disasters 
What are some barriers that might stop someone from moving once they’ve decided to go?
Language-not being able to communicate
costs -resettling cost buying a home transport
family -who are they leaving behind
Landscapes-Can they cross mountains desert oceans
legal or illegal
visas-Can they get into the country? 
Someone migrates where has the impact
They will leave an impact on the place that they have left and the place that they go to
The facts of migration can be positive and negative on
Both places
 what are the positives of the receiving country?
More workers to fill vacancies
More taxes paid and economy growth
Skilled workers and professionals fill gaps
More cultured diversity
More food choices/new festivals
Increase numbers to help failing schools 
What are some negative impacts on the receiving country?
Competition for jobs, some unemployment
Pressure and housing skills, hospitals, etc
Tensions in some communities
Money sent back to migrants home country
Wages may be kept low
Migrants may be exploited 
What are the positive impacts on the origin country
More jobs available
Less pressure on housing skills and hospitals, etc
Opportunities for those who remain
Developing countries benefit from money sent home
Returning migrants bring savings
What are some of the negative impacts on the origin country?
Less tax paid
‘Brain drain’-often it’s well educated and skilled people who move
Break up a families as some members move away
Flow line maps
Flow maps show the movement of people and goods from one location to another. This might include number of migrants or the amount of goods being traded.
How much from each country did the migrants come from?
Poland= 5500
Lithuania = 2000
Slovakia = 1500
Latvia = 550
Portugal = 500
Where do most migrants who work in Northern Ireland Come from?
Poland
What does the flowline map show us?
The number of people that migrate between places as well as the direction of movement
What is important by looking at a flowline map?
 the width of the bar is what is important not the length
