What is migration
Movement of people from one place to another
What are the different types of migration
Forced vs Voluntary, Temporary or Permanent, National/Internal vs international
Reasons for voluntary migraton
Job opportunities, Better services (healthcare/education), family reasons, retirement
Reasons for forced migration
Conflict/war, persecution, political factors, natural hazards
What is a refugee
Person forced to migrate
Contrast temporary and permanent migration
Temporary - has time limit, Permanent - No plans to return to original home
Compare emigration and immigration
Emigration - someone leaves a country
Immigration - someone enters a country
What is the migration balance
Difference in the number of emigrants and immigrants
Negative - more emigrants then immigrants
positive - more immigrants then emigrants
Why is the number of international migrants increasing
Cheaper and easier to travel, better telecommunications, Push and pull factors, Conflict, economic purposes, better healthcare
Compare the migration balance for HIC and LICs
HIC - positive
LIC - negative
What is globalisation
Process of increasing interc0onnectivity and interdependence among countries and economies
Why has transport infrastructure increased the number of migrants
Easier, cheaper and safter to travel
Why has communication technology increased the number of migrants
Internet - Job offers
Phone calls - loved ones in other countries
Media representations of places
Money transfer - remittances
