Introduction to Migration

Migration Lesson 1

Today, we will learn the basics of what migration is - its definition, and the different types of migration.

What IS Migration?

• Migration is the movement of people from one place to another; it is a change of where people live. It can be permanent (more than 1 year), or temporary for seasonal work.

Other important points about Migration

• The reasons for migration can be economic, social, political or environmental

• When someone is deciding to move or not, push factors and pull factors help to make the decision.

• Migration can be voluntary (own choice) or forced (HAVE to move)

• Migrants who are forced to move are called refugees

• An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their home country for fee of harm, and is waiting to see if the new country will allow them to stay

• Migration can be within the same country (Internal migration), or to a different country (International migration)

Multiple Choice

What is it called when somebody wants to move home b? eg. Bob is looking for a job in Spain and would like to move there

• Captive migration

• Forced migration

• Internal migration

• Voluntary migration

Multiple Choice

What is it called if someone moves to a French ski resort for the winter season to be a ski instructor?

• Forced migration

• Internal migration

• Temporary migration

• City to city migration

Multiple Choice

What is it called when someone moves abroad, e.g. from the Bangladesh to the UAE?

• International migration

• External migration

• Rural urban migration

• Internal migration

Multiple Choice

What is it called when someone has no choice but to leave their home? Eg: due to war

• No choice migration

• Push migration

• Forced migration

• Internal migration

Multiple Choice

What is a ‘refugee’?

• A person who doesn’t like their country and wants to leave

• A person who has been forced to leave their home in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

• Someone who wants to make a better life for themselves in a new country

Multiple Choice

What is an Asylum Seeker?

• Someone who is looking for a new job in a different country

• A person who is running away from the law in their own country

• Someone who is poor and wants a new country to look after them

• A person who is looking for protection as they fear for their safety in their original country and is waiting to see if they get it.

Multiple Choice

What do you think it is called when a person moves within their country? eg. If someone moved from Krabi to Phuket

• International migration

• Internal migration

• City to city migration

• Forced migration

Multiple Choice

What is it called when somebody wants to move home by their own choice? eg. Bob is looking for a job in Spain and would like to move there

• Captive migration

• Forced migration

• Internal migration

• Voluntary migration

Multiple Choice

What is an Asylum Seeker?

• Someone who is looking for a new job in a different country

• A person who is running away from the law in their own country

• Someone who is poor and wants a new country to look after them

• A person who is looking for protection as they fear for their safety in their original country and is waiting to see if they get it.

Multiple Choice

What is it called when somebody wants to move home by their own choice? eg. Bob is looking for a job in Spain and would like to move there

• Captive migration

• Forced migration

• Internal migration

• Voluntary migration