1. Canadian & World Issues People Moving

2. 1.Migration 2.Refugees 3.Internally Displaced Persons 4.Urbanization

3. Migration Migration is any movement by humans from one locality to another. –Emigration –Immigration –Settling –Evolution –Involuntary

4. Human Migrations (millennia before present)

5. Migration Net Migration Rates, 2008

6. Global Migration Paths

7. Migration Push Factors of Migration –War or other armed conflict –Famine or drought –Disease –Poverty –Political corruption –Disagreement with politics –Religious intolerance –Natural disasters –Discontent with the natives, such as frequent harassment, bullying, and abuse –Lack of employment opportunities

8. Migration Pull Factors of Migration –Higher incomes –Lower taxes –Better weather –Better availability of employment –Better medical facilities –Better education facilities –Better behaviour among people –Family reasons –Political stability –Religious tolerance –National prestige

9. Migration Barriers to Migration – Intervening Obstacles –Legal (govt policies) –Natural (barriers & distance) –Cultural (family, friends, religion) –Financial –Adaptation Fears –Fears of Not Being Accepted

10. Migration Effects of Migration –Changes in distribution of population –Mixing of different cultures and races –Demographic consequences (young on the move, leaving an aging population behind) –Economic results

12. Liberty Island USA

13. International Migration

14. Migration Flows

15. Changing World of Migration

16. NG Genome Project

17. New York Times Map

18. People Moving Questions World Bank Data