MACI - Migration Lesson
Migration
Why do people migrate?
The reasons for modern migrations can be very different from the reasons people migrated during ancient times. Today, migrations are sometimes classified as: economic, social, political, or environmental (climate change, natural disaster).
- economic migration - migrations that occur due to a job shortage.
- social migration - migrations that occur due to another country or place having a better quality of life. This may also include people who move in order to be closer to family or friends.
- political migration - migrations that occur due a need to escape political persecution or war.
- environmental migration - migrations that occur as a result of natural disasters.
Push factors are the reasons why people leave an area. They include:
- lack of services
- safety concerns
- high crime rates
- food crop failures
- drought
- flooding
- poverty
- war
Pull factors are the reasons why people move to a particular area. They include:
- more jobs or better jobs
- more wealth
- better healthcare
- good or better climate
- safer, less crime
- political stability
- more fertile land
- lower risk from natural hazards
Migration usually happens as a result of a combination of these push and pull factors.
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