Movements of Populations

Question 1

What is migration?

Answer 1

• movement of ppl to an area or country, across a specified boundary, to establish a new permanent place of residence ( > 12 months)

Question 2

What can migration be split into?

Answer 2

• international migration
• internal migration

Question 3

What is international migration?

Answer 3

• movement from 1 country/political state to another

Question 4

What is internal migration?

Answer 4

• movement within a country or region w/o crossing international borders

Question 5

What are e.g. of international migration patterns?

Answer 5

• inc. rapidly since 2014: 230M ppl lived in a country that wasn’t their place of birth
• 1990s: mainly to world destinations (e.g. New York), now many cities in developing countries are major hubs for migration (e.g. Mumbai)
• due to globalisation: improved transport networks allow easier travel + rise in global trading encouraged more international migrants
• 70% international migrants are within working age

Question 6

What are e.g. of internal migration patterns?

Answer 6

• 2000: 740M internal migrants globally, excluding smaller distances bc hard to trace
• urbanisation = largest form of internal migration