migration in and out of the GS

Question 1

what is a migrant?

Answer 1

looks for better or different opportunities but can also be known as…
refugees
displaced people (more specifically within Africa)
immigrant
transcontinental migration

Question 2

Explain the Migration push and pull phenomena from the push POV

Answer 2

Push factors: (may be forced to change their country)
- human rights violations
- violence
- political instability
- overpopulation
- competitive exclusion

Question 3

Explain the Migration push and pull phenomena from the pull POV

Answer 3

wages
global cities
employment ]education

Question 4

explain brain drain

Answer 4

the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions. Phenomenon since WW2

Question 5

explain brain overflow

Answer 5

in most cases brain drain is overflow. the local market is completely overflowed

Question 6

explain preconceptions in the GS

Answer 6

• wages disparities
• the ‘savior’ complex in the global north
• the ‘stereotype’ of the migrant in the global north