What Are Today's Settlement Trends?
When you think of trends, what do you think of? Trends are patterns of how something is changing. Are there any trends that you have observed? We're going to examine settlement trends, which are patterns in how people are settling around the world.
When you think of trends, what do you think of? Trends are patterns of how something is changing. Are there any trends that you have observed? We're going to examine settlement trends, which are patterns in how people are settling around the world.
I N C R E A S E D G L O B A L M I G R A T I O N
I N C R E A S E D G L O B A L M I G R A T I O N
Why might people have come to Canada in the past, and why might they still migrate today?
Why might people have come to Canada in the past, and why might they still migrate today?
What are some reasons that people might move to a different country?
What are some reasons that people might move to a different country?
What are some reasons that people might leave their country?
What are some reasons that people might leave their country?
P U L L F A C T O R : a social, political, economic, or environmental attraction that draws migrants to an area
P U L L F A C T O R : a social, political, economic, or environmental attraction that draws migrants to an area
P U S H F A C T O R : a social, political, economic, or environmental force that drives migrants away from an area
P U S H F A C T O R : a social, political, economic, or environmental force that drives migrants away from an area
Today, there is more migration of people from place to place than ever before. In 2013, there were 232 million migrants worldwide. The number of migrants is expected to grow to 405 million by 2050.
Today, there is more migration of people from place to place than ever before. In 2013, there were 232 million migrants worldwide. The number of migrants is expected to grow to 405 million by 2050.
Migration is caused by pull factors and push factors.
Migration is caused by pull factors and push factors.
What do you think happens to countries when so many skilled people leave?
What do you think happens to countries when so many skilled people leave?
In 2001, protesters marched in Georgetown, Guyana, to demonstrate their opposition to racial discrimination by the government.
In 2013, over one-quarter of the most educated people from several countries in Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa had moved to a different country, most often in a more developed nation. For example, Guyana's migration rate is among the highest in the world. More than 55 percent of its population--and 85 percent of its university-educated citizens--have left. Many moved to find jobs with higher salaries, a pull factor, but may also left because they opposed the government.
In 2013, over one-quarter of the most educated people from several countries in Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa had moved to a different country, most often in a more developed nation. For example, Guyana's migration rate is among the highest in the world. More than 55 percent of its population--and 85 percent of its university-educated citizens--have left. Many moved to find jobs with higher salaries, a pull factor, but may also left because they opposed the government.