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People Moving: MIGRATION

People Moving: MIGRATION. Migration. Migration is any movement by humans from one locality to another. Emigration Immigration Settling Evolution Involuntary.

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People Moving: MIGRATION

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  1. People Moving:MIGRATION

  2. Migration • Migration is any movement by humans from one locality to another. • Emigration • Immigration • Settling • Evolution • Involuntary A memorial statue in Hanko, Finland, commemorating the thousands of emigrants who left the country to start a new life in the United States

  3. Migration Net Migration Rates, 2006

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Migration • Barriers to Migration • Legal • Natural • Cultural (family, friends, religion) • Financial • Adaptation Fears • Fears of Not Being Accepted

  7. 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 (for receiving and sending countries, families,)

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