AP Human Geography Lesson 3 Where People Migrate

Global Migration Before 1500, global-scale migration Colonization Haphazard European Explorers Colonization A physical process where the colonizer takes over another place, putting its own government in charge and either moving its own people into the place or bringing in indentured outsiders to gain control of the people and the land 1500-1800 - Europeans colonized Americas and coasts of Africa; parts of Asia 1800-1900 – interior of Africa and Asia

Global Migration Colonialism and Imperialism Slave Trade Responsible for huge movements of people across the world – especially Africa Slave Trade The Middle Passage

Regional Migration Flows Economic Opportunities European colonialism helped establish Islands of Development Often coastal cities because their establishment based on access to trade Places within a region or country where most foreign investment goes, where the vast majority of paying jobs are located, and where infrastructure in concentrated Poor moved from home to find work – once work over government forced workers out

Regional Migration International migration to neighboring countries Conflict and War Cuba Syria Iraq South Sudan

National Migration Migration within a country Same factors that influence other forms of migration can lead to migration within a country’s borders

Guest Workers Legal Often impermanent Live outside of their home country and send back remittances Many are abused by employers because they don’t know their rights

Refugees People who have fled their country due to persecution or disaster and seek asylum elsewhere Asylum: Shelter and protection provided by a state for refugees Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UNHCR definition: ”a person with a well-founded fear of being persecuted for their race, religion, nationality, or member of a certain social group or political opinion” People become eligible for assistance and possibly asylum if they fit this definition

Problems for Refugees Move with only what they can carry Have few resources to invest in their journey Carry few documents for identification

Internal Refugees Forced to leave their homes and move within a country Internally Displaced Persons Roughly 28,800,000

International Refugees Flee across international borders Roughly 19,700,000 Over half in Asia Syria Myanmar Over 1/3 in Sub-Saharan Africa South Sudan