Causes of Migration

Multiple Choice

1. The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

• 1. brain drain

• 1. chain migration

• 1. net migration

• 1. internal migration

• 1. counterurbanization

Multiple Choice

1. A refugee enters the European Union in Italy and is temporarily housed in Germany. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Sweden. Which of the following describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union’s open border policies?

• 1. Chain migration within the refugee’s family and social network

• 1. Guest worker migration based upon the free movement of labor

• 1. As an internally displaced person within a single state

• 1. Step migration across member states to a final destination

• 1. As a rural-to-urban migrant seeking employment opportunities

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following describes a pull factor affecting migration to some of the more developed countries?

• 1. Loss of factory jobs

• 1. Severe famine

• 1. The rise of an authoritarian regime

• 1. Universal health care

• 1. Religious persecution

●Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another.

●Immigration refers to the act of moving to a new country with the intention of settling there

permanently.

●Emigration, on the other hand, refers to the act of leaving one's home country to settle in

another country permanently.

Migration

●International migration involves the movement of people from one country to another. This

can happen for a variety of reasons, such as seeking better economic opportunities, reuniting

with family members, or fleeing persecution or conflict in their home country.

●Internal migration, on the other hand, involves the movement of people within the same

country. This can include moving from a rural area to an urban area in search of better job

prospects, or moving from one region of the country to another for personal or family reasons.

International vs.

Internal

Internal migration examples

The following two maps show the two largest examples of internal migration in the United States.

International migration examples

The following four maps show the busiest/most traveled migration routes in the world today.

Hotspot

Which of the regions on the map have a major migration path?

●Push factors: Reasons why people choose to leave their current location or country.

a.Poverty, political instability, war, natural disasters, lack of job opportunities, and

discrimination.

●Pull factors: Reasons why people choose to move to a new location or country.

a.employment opportunities, economic growth, political stability, freedom, education, and

better living conditions.

Push & Pull factors

Categorize

Options (8)

war

famine

natural disaster

discrimination

better job opportunities

peace

Good infrastructure

educational opportunities

Organize these options into whether they would act as push or pull factors to migration

Push factors

Pull factors

●Intervening Opportunities refer to positive events that interrupt a migrants journey.

a.Access to better job opportunities and higher wages

b.Improved living conditions, such as better healthcare and education

c.Ability to reunite with family members who are already living in the destination country

d.Opportunities to learn a new language and culture, which can aid in personal and professional growth

e.Access to legal protections and human rights that may not be available in their home country

●Intervening Obstacles refer to negative events that interrupt a migrants journey

a.Language barriers, which can make it difficult to communicate and find employment

b.Lack of legal documentation, which can make it difficult to access services and employment

opportunities

c.Discrimination and prejudice based on ethnic or cultural background

d.Limited access to education and healthcare services

e.Cultural shock and difficulty adapting to a new environment

f.Financial strain due to high costs of migration and limited employment opportunities.

Intervening obstacles &

opportunites

Categorize

Options (6)

Border Patrol crossing

Running out of money

Language barrier

racism

Job opportunity found along the way

finding better living conditions

Organize these options according to whether they are intervening obstacles or opportunities:

Intervening obstacle

Intervening opportunity