1. Migration 3.1/3/5

2. Terms/Concepts Migration Emigration / Immigration International / Interregional migration Chain Migration Refugees Guest Worker Migrant Worker Push and Pull Factors

3. What does Migration Mean? Theme = movement / connection Migration- a permanent move to a new location –A form of relocation diffusion Emigration- migration from a location Immigration- migration to a location

5. Migration patterns Most international migration is from developing countries to developed countries. The US is the leading destination for international migrants.

6. Migration patterns Interregional migration is movement within a country –Most famous example is the opening of the American West U.S. center of population has changed over the years

8. Chain Migration Chain Migration- migration of people to a specific location, because relatives or members of the nationality previously migrated there

9. Push and Pull Factors A lot of factors influence migration decisions Push factor- induces people to move out of their present location –Refugees- people forced to move from there homes for fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in social group, or political opinion

10. Pull factor- induces people to move into a new location –Migrant worker- individuals who travel to areas based on seasonal work –Guest worker- typically migrants who migrated to developed countries in search of higher paying jobs

11. Barriers of Migration Physical Barriers – Physical Barriers include mountains – Vast expanses of places that are too cold such as tundra or too hot such as deserts discourage the movement of populations. – The vast expanse of oceans on both sides of the United States discouraged Europeans and others from invading North America. Economic Barriers – Economic barriers to migration include poverty and high unemployment. – Economic decline often encourages further decline Political Barriers – Political barriers may keep people physically in-or out of a nation. – Or political barriers may exist in the form of laws that restrict the movement of people between places. Cultural Barriers – Linguistic (language) barrier – Cultural barriers discourage practices that may violate social norms, values and beliefs.

12. Terms/Concepts Migration Emigration / Immigration International / Interregional migration Chain Migration Refugees Guest Worker Migrant Worker Push and Pull Factors

13. Activity Where will you go if a zombie apocalypse hit New Brighton? –Consider the reasons presented in the short video clip. –What push and pull factors come into play? –Video linklink