1. Migration

2. What is migration? The movement of people from one place to another.
Usually involves permanent relocation.
People began migrating out of African between 1-2 million years ago.
Why do people leave?
Push Factors – something that causes people to leave an area
Pull Factors- something that attracts people to a new location

3. Push & Pull Factors
Push & Pull factors can be individualized or affect an entire region.
Examples:
Environmental
Political unrest
War
Discrimination
Employment
Physical geography

4. Economic One of the largest factors in migration is economic
Overpopulation
Lack of employment opportunities
Higher wages
More job opportunities
Variety of job opportunities

5. Ravenstein’s Principals of Migration
Every migration flow generates a return or countermigration.
The majority of migrants move a short distance.
Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city destinations
Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.
Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.

6. Population Change

7. People who die emigrating

8. Patterns of Migration