Migration

Migration is the movement of people from

one place to another

What are the main types

of migration?
Migration can be permanent,
temporary, voluntary or forced. It can
be international or internal.

Voluntary migration

Reasons for immigration1607-1830

Political Freedom
Religious Tolerance
Economic Opportunity
People want a better life - better job - more money
Political Refugees fear for their lives
Some want free atmosphere
Forced Immigration (Slavery)
Family Reunification
There are two types of motivation for immigration
Push(need to leave in order to survive)
Pull (attracted to new way of life)

1890-1924
Jews came for religious freedom
Italians and Asians came for Work
Russians came to escape persecution America had
jobs
America had religious freedom
America was hyped up in many countries as "Land of
Opportunity"

Push and Pull factors

Migration can occur as result of push and pull factors.
Push factors are those which force a person to move. This can
include drought, famine, lack of jobs, over population and civil
war.
Pull factors are those which encourage a person to move. These

New Commonwealth
The term was commonly used in the
1960s and 1970s to refer to members
of the Commonwealth of Nations that
had joined in recent years as a result
of decolonization. These countries
were mostly, poor developing countries
in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean with
predominantly non-white populations.

Old Commonwealth
They

were in contrast with the socalled Old Commonwealth (or "White

Commonwealth") countries that were
located in the developed world and
were predominantly white and
wealthy.

Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of 53

independent states, almost all of which are former colonies of
the United Kingdom.

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West Indies

Inner city

Violence, drugs and Police harassment

muggings

Ghetto

An urban district containing a high

proportion of one particular ethnic
group.

Ethnic group

The group of people a person

belongs to categorised by race,
nationality, language, religion or
culture.

Racism

Unfair, ridiculing or threatening

behaviour towards someone because of
their skin and/or particular racial
group.

From the early twentieth century to the 1960s, it was the chronic
shortage of labour in this young developing country that
attracted Italian workers. The Canadian labour market, compared
to that of Italy, offered a relatively high level of employment and
income. Italian immigration to Canada was also encouraged by
Canadian immigration policies, which were more liberal than

Urbanisation
A growth of towns and cities leading to an
increasing proportion of a countrys
population living there.

Counterurbanisation

Movement of people in MEDCs away from

urban areas to live in smaller towns and
villages.