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
What is a case study of natural factors affecting migration?
In 2005 more than 1 million people were displaced from hurricane Katrina
Who created the migration transition model?
Wilbur Zelinsky
What does migration transition state?
The types of migration from an area depend on its DTM stage
What happens in the first stage of the migration transition model?
Not much migration from the area
What happens in the second stage of the migration transition model?
International migration from the area EMMIGRATION
What happens in stages three and four of the migration transition model?
Internal migration
What does distance decay state for migration?
It states that people are more attracted to areas that are closer to them then further away
What is the distance decay attraction for migration?
People are less likely to move to a place the further it goes from them
What is the first law in Ravenstein’s laws of migration?
Migration is usually short in distance
