Migration

II . Population and Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13–17%

A . Migration

1 . Types of migration

transnational: movement from country to country.

internal: movement within a country.

-interregional migration: moving from one region in the country to another region in the country.

-intraregional migration: moving within a region, such as from a city to a suburb.

chain: occurs when people migrate to be with other people who migrated before them and with whom they feel some connection.

step: migration to a destination that occurs in stages.

Example: from farm to nearby village to town and to city.

seasonal: a form of cyclic movement (occurs during your daily routine from your home and back) that involves leaving your home

region for a short time in response to a change of season.

agriculture (e .g ., transhumance): the movement of livestock according to seasonal patterns, generally lowland areas in the winter

and highland areas in the summer.

and rural to urban: rural residents are more likely to migrate that are urban residents.

2 . Major historical migrations

3 . Push factors: negative influences that make a person want to move away, such as high taxes, high crime rates, etc.

Pull factors: positive influences that pull a person toward a particular place, such as affordable real estate, good schools, etc.

migration in relation to employment and quality of life

4 . Refugees: migrants fleeing some form of persecution or abuse.

asylum seekers: shelter and protection in one state for refugees from another state.

internally displaced persons: refugees who abandon their homes but remain in their country.

5 . Consequences of migration: socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, and

political; immigration policies; remittances