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Canadian & World Issues
People Moving
People Moving
1. Migration
2. Refugees
3. Internally Displaced Persons
4. Urbanization
Migration
• Migration is any movement by humans from one locality to another.– Emigration– Immigration– Settling
– Evolution– Involuntary
Human Migrations (millennia before present)
Migration
Net Migration Rates, 2008
Global Migration Paths
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
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
Migration
• Barriers to Migration – Intervening Obstacles– Legal (gov’t policies)– Natural (barriers & distance)– Cultural (family, friends, religion)– Financial– Adaptation Fears– Fears of Not Being Accepted
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
Liberty Island USA
International Migration
Migration Flows
Changing World of Migration
NG Genome Project
New York Times Map
People Moving Questions
•World Bank Data