Chapter 3: Migration The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography.
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Chapter 3: Migration
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography
Migration
• A type of mobility– Migration: permanent move to a new location– Migration = relocation diffusion
• Emigration
• Immigration
• Circulation
Why Do People Migrate?
• Reasons for migration– Push and pull factors
• Economic factors• Cultural factors
– Forced migration– Political factors
• Environmental factors• Intervening obstacles
– Historically: environmental– Technology: limited
obstacles
Why Do People Migrate?
• Distance of migration– Internal migration
• 2 types:– Interregional
migration = one region to another
– Intraregional migration = within a region
Figure 3-5
Why Do People Migrate?
• Distance of migration– International
migration• 2 types:
– Voluntary– Forced
• Migration transition– International migration
is most common in countries in stage 2 of the demographic transition
Why Do People Migrate?
• Characteristics of migrants– Most long-distance
migrants are• Male• Adults• Individuals
– Families with children are less common
Where Are Migrants Distributed?• Global migration patterns
– Net out-migration: Asia, Africa, Latin America– Net in-migration: North America, Europe, Oceania
Figure 3-7
Why Do Migrants Face Obstacles?• Immigration policies
of host countries– U.S. quota laws– Temporary migration
for work
• Cultural problems faced while living in host countries– U.S. attitudes towards
immigrants– Attitudes toward guest workers
Why Do People Migrate Within a Country?
• Migration between regions of a country– U.S. settlement patterns
• Colonial settlement• Settlement in the interior• California• Great Plains settlement• Recent growth of
the South
Figure 3-17
Why Do People Migrate Within a Country?
• Intraregional migration in the U.S.– Rural to urban areas
• Economic migration
– Urban to suburban areas
• Lifestyle
– Urban to rural areas• Counterurbanization• Lifestyle
Figure 3-21
The End.