Monday, May 9, 2016

Unit 8:Population - Migration

Migration

Key terms

Migration - The movement of a person or a group of persons, either across an international border, or within a State. It is a population movement, encompassing any kind of movement of people, whatever its length, composition and causes; it includes migration of refugees, displaced persons, economic migrants, and persons moving for other purposes, including family reunification.

Immigration - A process by which non-nationals move into a country for the purpose of settlement.

Emigration - The act of departing or exiting from one State with a view to settling in another.

Source:https://www.iom.int/key-migration-terms

Reasons for migration

-: Push factors
+: Pull factos
^: Intervening obstacles
Source: http://cgge.aag.org/Migration1e/ConceptualFramework_Jan10/ConceptualFramework_Jan105.html

Souces: http://gsekkes.com/Population%20Geography.htm

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