1. Warm Up
Why do people migrate from rural areas to urban areas? What are some advantages of each?
Why do people move from urban centers to suburbs? What are some advantages of each?

2. Pairs with Chapter 4 over culture
Migration
Pairs with Chapter 4 over culture

3. Why People Migrate Push & pull factors
Reasons for migrating
Push & pull factors
• Economic • Cultural/Political • Environmental
Distance of migration
Internal migration
International migration
Characteristics of migrants
Gender
Family status

4. The ability to move from one location to another is mobility.

5. A permanent move to a new location is migration.

6. Refugees
A refugee is a person who is forced to migrate from a country, usually because of political reasons.
Sometimes natural disasters cause refugees crises.

7. Refugees: Sources & Destinations
Fig. 3-1: Major source and destination areas of both international and internal refugees.

8. Hurricane Katrina Migrants
A major natural disaster represents an environmental push factor for forced migration.

9. Migration Patterns Colonial immigration 19th-century immigration
Global migration patterns
U.S. immigration patterns
Colonial immigration
19th-century immigration
Recent immigration
Impact of immigration on the U.S.
Legacy of European migration
Undocumented immigration
Destination of immigrants within the U.S.

10. Global Migration Patterns
Fig. 3-2: The major flows of migration are from less developed to more developed countries.

11. Net Migration (per population)
Fig. 3-3: Net migration per 1000 population. The U.S. has the largest number of immigrants, but other developed countries also have relatively large numbers. A country has net in-migration if emigration is less then immigration.

12. Migration to U.S., by Region of Origin
Fig. 3-4: Most migrants to the U.S were from Europe until the 1960s. Since then, Latin America and Asia have become the main sources of immigrants.

13. Migration from Asia to the U.S.
Fig. 3-5: The largest numbers of migrants from Asia come from India, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

14. Migration from Latin America to the U.S.
Fig. 3-6: Mexico has been the largest source of immigrants to the U.S., but immigrants have also come from numerous other Latin American nations.

15. Undocumented Immigrants in the US
Fig. 3-7: California, Texas, and Florida are the leading destinations for undocumented immigrants to the U.S.

16. U.S. - Mexico Border at Tijuana
The U.S. side of the border is uninhabited and separated from Mexico by a fence

17. U.S. States as Immigrant Destinations
Fig. 3-8: California is the destination of about 25% of all US immigrants; another 25% go to New York and New Jersey. Other important destinations include Florida, Texas, and Illinois.

18. Obstacles to Migration
Immigration policies of host countries
U.S. quota laws
Temporary migration for work
Time-contract workers
Economic migrants or refugees?
Cultural problems living in other countries
U.S. attitudes to immigrants
Attitudes to guest workers

19. Guest Workers in Europe
Guest workers emigrate mainly from Eastern Europe and North Africa to work in the wealthier countries of Western Europe.

20. Turkish Kebab Stand in Germany

21. Islamic women in France

22. Islamic women in France

23. Emigration from China
Various ethnic Chinese peoples have distinct patterns of migration to other Asian countries.

24. Migration of Vietnamese Boat People
Many Vietnamese fled by sea as refugees after the war with the U.S. ended in Later boat people were often considered economic migrants.

25. Large-scale migration occurred in SE Asia after 1975 primarily because of communist victory.

26. Most Asians are currently migrating to the US through the process of chain migration. Someone gets established in the country and then they sponsor another family member.

27. Most immigrants will send payments to family members in their home country called remittances.

28. Migration within a Country
Migration between regions of a country
Migration between regions within the U.S
Migration between regions in other countries
Migration within one region
Rural-urban migration (most prominent type around world)
Urban-suburban migration
Migration from metropolitan to nonmetropolitan regions

29. Center of Population in the U.S.
Fig. 3-12: The center of U.S. population has consistently moved westward, with the migration of people to the west. It has also begun to move southward with migration to the southern sunbelt.

30. A physical feature such as a body of water, desert, mountain range, which hinders migration is an example of an intervening obstacle.

31. Interregional Migration in the U.S.
Fig. 3-13: Average annual migrations between regions in the U.S. in 1995 and in 2003

32. U.S. Interregional Migration, 1995

33. U.S. Interregional Migration, 2003

34. The largest interregional migration in the United States of African-Americans has been from South to North.

35. Net Migration by County, 2000-04
Fig. 3-15: Rural counties in the southwest and Florida have had net in-migration, while there has been net out-migration from rural counties in the Great Plains

36. Suburbanization occurs because people want to change their lifestyle
Suburbanization occurs because people want to change their lifestyle. This happens in more developed countries because they have the means to afford it.

37. Counterubranization is migration to rural areas & small towns.