Migration patterns

Question 1

South Asia to West Asia (Middle East)

Answer 1

The area of origin is South/South East Asia, with the flow of people moving to the Middle East.
The primary reason for this migration pattern is economic.

Migrants with low skills move to the Middle East for work. They often receive low wages and work in construction.

There are over 1 million ‘gulf wives’ in Kerala, India, whose husbands work in the Middle East.

Question 2

South East and Asia

Answer 2

The pattern of migration from South Asia to Europe as the destination is primarily driven by a desire for family reunification.
Previous generations may have moved to Europe and others want to follow.
Attractive economic, political and social conditions may make Europe a more attractive place to unify than South Asia.

Question 3

South Asia and North America

Answer 3

The migration pattern from South Asia to North America is primarily driven by economic reasons.
Unlike the movement from South Asia to the Middle East, migrants moving to North America usually have high skills and are seeking high wages in the area of destination.

Question 4

Example of forced migration

Answer 4

Jews leaving Europe in the 1930s and 1940s to escape persecution under Nazi governments.

Slaves being transported from Africa to sugar plantations in North America and the Caribbean in the days of the slave trade.

People leaving Chernobyl in Ukraine after the nuclear explosion there in 1986.

Question 5

Voulentary migration

Answer 5

The migration of economic migrants from Mexico to the United States in search of higher wages and better jobs.