Migration Flashcards
Define international migration
Involves the crossing of national borders
Define internal migration
Movement of people within a nation
Define rural to urban migration
Moving from the countryside to the city within the same country
Define emigration
Movement out of a country to live elsewhere
Define immigration
Movement into a country to change residence
Define voluntary migration
Relocating / moving due to personal choice
Define forced (involuntary) migration
Having to move due to conflict / persecution / disaster, not through personal choice
State some push factors
Low wages
Poor living conditions / housing
Religious schools only/ Work related learning
Lack of hospitals / medical care
War zone / Conflict
Low paid Agricultural or mining jobs are only available
Local festivities, story telling
Climate Change
State some pull factors
Improved wages, health care and insurance opportunities
Improved housing / water tight roofing/better toilets/access to clean drinking water
Better educational opportunities
Specialised health care at larger hospitals offering more diverse care (elderly, children, rehabilitation)
Stable nations / cities with diversified support for migrants and refugees
More jobs and wider opportunities
Entertainment / leisure opportunities
Move to places less effected by heavy rain, periods of drought, forest fires, extreme heat
