1. LAWS OF MIGRATION
Aaliyah Hawkins

2. Ravenstein
Laws of Migration

3. Ravenstein's 5 Rules
Net Migration amounts to only a fraction of the gross migration between 2 places.
The majority of migrants move short distances.
Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big city destinations.
Urban residents are less migratory than people in rural areas.
Families are less likely to make international moves than young adults.

4. Keys to Migration

5. Keys to Migration Migration
Permanent movement from one place to another.
Emmigration
Migration FROM a location to another.
Immigration
Migration to a location from another.

6. Reasons People Emigrate and Immigrate

7. Push & Pull Factors
People migrate for economic, cultural and environmental reasons.
Push factors
Push people away from a location
Hazardous weather conditions may push someone from a location.
Forced international migration
Pull Factors
Lure people to a location
A new Job or nice weather may entice someone to move.

8. Intervening Obstacles
Migrants don't always go where they want to go because of intervening obstacles.
An intervening obstacle is an environmental or cultural feature preventing migrants from moving

9. Types of Migration

10. Types of Migration Internal Migration
Permanent movement within same country.
International Migration
Permanent movement outside the country.
Interregional Migration
Movement from region in the country to another.
Intraregional Migration
Movement within one region.
Intercontinental Migration
Migration flow involving movement across international borders.

11. Types of Migration Cont.
Chain Migration
The social process by which immigrants from a particular town follow one another to a different city.
For example Bob's crush moves, so Bob follows and then Bob's mom moves because she misses her baby.
Forced Migration
A migrant is forced to move, they have no choice in the matter.
Rural Urban Migration
Moving from a rural to urban area.
Voluntary Migration
Moving willingly.

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