Key concept 5.4 Global Migration Period 5 Key concept 5.4 Global Migration
Changes in demography More/better food production and medical conditions = rise in population Migrants to cities increased = rise in urbanization
Why relocate? Freely relocated Coerced and semi-coerced labor Manual laborers Specialized professionals Coerced and semi-coerced labor Slavery Chinese and Indian indentured servitude Convict labor Temporary and seasonal migrants returned home Japanese agricultural workers in the Pacific Lebanese merchants in the Americas Italians in Argentina
Pros and cons of Migration Migrants tended to be male, leaving women to take on new roles Regulating the flow of people Chinese Exclusion Acts The White Australia Policy Rise of ethnic enclaves = transplant culture to new places and support networks Chinese in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, south America, and North America Indian in East and Southern Africa, the Caribean, and Southeast Asia