Migration 2.10, Causes Of migration Flashcards
Immigration
 Movement to location
Emigration
Movement from a location
Push factors
Why people leave a location
Pull factors
Why people come to a location
Net migration
The number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants
Mobility
 the ability to move
Social push factors
Discrimination
Social pull factors
Freedom, family
What is a case study of social factors affecting migration?
There are more men in China, so woman from other countries migrate there
Political push factors
War, repressive laws
Political pull factors
Peace and asylum
Asylum
Safety from oppression
What is a case study of political factors affecting migration?
In 1959 anti-communists left Cuba for the US for asylum
Natural push factors
Natural disasters, drought, crop failure, intense climate
Natural pull factors
More desirable land, stable climate