Population migration

1. POPULATION
MIGRATION

2. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• .
Migrants are people who move from one place
to another in order to live or work.
Many groups of people and individuals choose
to migrate to new destinations.
These movements are usually voluntary.
VOLUNTARY MIGRATION

3. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
Reasons
for
migration
Looking for a
better quality
of life at the
new
destination
Looking for a
better standard
of living at the
new
destination

4. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
FORCED
MIGRATION Some people are forced to migrate.
Their movement is involuntary.
They often don´t know where their
destination will be or what their quality
of life and standard of living will be like.
BUT!

5. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
MIGRANTS
EMIGRANTS
Migrants who
move out of a
country
IMMIGRANTS
Migrants who
move into a
country

6. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
TYPES
OF
MIGRANT
ASYLUM
SEEKER
REFUGEE
ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANT
ECONOMIC
MIGRANT
INTERNAL
MIGRANT

7. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• ASYLUM SEEKER
A person who leaves their
country of origin for fear of
persecution.
They have asked for permission
to stay in another country and
are waiting for a decision on this.

10. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• REFUGEE
A person who leaves their
country of origin for fear of
persecution.
They run away ofter with no idea
where they will end up and with
no permission to stay in another
country.
Refugees heading to Europe

12. WHAT IS MIGRATION?

13. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
A person who enters a country to
live and work there without
permission.

15. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• ECONOMIC MIGRANT
A person who moves to live and
work in a different country for at
least a year.

16. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
• INTERNAL MIGRANT
A person who moves to live or
work in a different place within
the same country.

17. WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?
Voluntary population
movements or migrations
usually take place because of:
Inequalities in
resources
Inequalities in
opportunities

18. WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE
Why do people
migrate?
Push
factors
Pull
factors
The push-pull
model of migration

19. WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?
PUSH FACTORS
Voluntary migrants
- Unemployment
- Low paid jobs
- Farm too small
- Poor housing/shelter
- No electricity
- Poor water supply
- Few schools
- Few doctors / clinics
- Poor transport
Forced migrants
- Natural disaster
- Crop failure
- Civil war
- Persecution
- Safety

20. WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?
PULL FACTORS
Voluntary migrants
- Work
- Better paid jobs
- Join family
- Higher education
- Better housing/shelter
- Electricity supply
- Water supply
- More reliable transport
- More doctors and hospitals
- Better entertainment
- Chance to improve
Forced migrants
- More reliable food supply
- Freedom of speech
- Safer places

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