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Migration
A2 Geography
Definition
Population moves from one administrative area to another
The result of a change of address
All others are types should be termed ‘Circulation’
Motives
The Push and Pull factors 5 categories1. Physical
2. Demographic
3. Economic
4. Social
5. Political
Types
The Scale (Regional, National, International) The Cause (Forced or voluntary) The Area (Rural to Urban, LEDC-MEDC)
Forced Migration Religious or political persecution, war, natural
disaster, forced labour or famine
Voluntary
Climate Employment Family Better services
Internal Migration
Migration within countries Moving house Urban to urban Urban to rural Rural to urban Such as Pioneer advances across USA
1800’s +
International Migration
Voluntary Colonisation of countries such as the USA
upto around 1924 Most is now forced due to the tightening of
immigrant policy
Area
LEDC to MEDC (West Indies to UK in the 20th century
LEDC too LEDC – refugees moving because of wars (Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique)
MEDC – MEDC (Brain drains) MEDC – LEDC (Missionaries, charity
workers, explorationists, Penal settlements)
Models of Migration
Newton’s Gravity model Lee’s Model Ravenstein’s model
Newton’s Gravity model
The number of people moving from between places A and B is equal to the population of A multiplied by the population of B and divided by the square of the distance between them.
A x B
Squared Dist
Not a particularly successful model
Lee’s Model 1966
Does not isolate push pull factors Looks at attributes for each place Decisions based on personal factors reliant on 1. Age
2. Gender
3. Marital Status
4. Education
5. Socio-economic class
Some are positive factors some are seen as negative others as neutral all this influences personal decision making process
Lee’s model introduces a refinement to push pull factors
Intervening Obstacles Both real or perceived
International boundaries, language, anxieties etc.
Ravenstein's Migration Laws (1870's-1880's)
Most migrants go only a short distance (gravity law)
Longer-distance migration favours big-city destinations
Most migration proceeds step by step Most migration is rural to urban Each migration flow produces a counter flow (i.e.
return to place of birth) Most migrants are adults--families are less likely
to make international moves Most international migrants are young males
Two way Nature of Migration
Often movement in population between two places is both ways, but unequal
The stronger one is called Dominant The weaker is the reverse or counter
migration The Total volume is called the Gross
Interchange whilst the difference is the net migration Balance
Pakistan to UK 1997
6000 Pakistanis entered the UK 2000 Pakistanis returned to Pakistan.
Stouffer's law of intervening opportunities (1940) the amount of migration over a given distance is directly proportional to
the number of opportunities at the place of destination, This is inversely proportional to the number of opportunities between
the place of departure and the place of destination. The intervening opportunities may persuade a migrant to settle in a
place en route rather than proceeding to the originally planned destination.
Stouffer argued that the volume of migration had less to do with distance and population totals than with the opportunities in each location.
Differential Migration
Based on the principle that some people are more likely to migrate than others
Significant factors include:
1. Age
2. Gender
3. Education
4. Occupation In most countries young males seem the most
migratory Gender depends on the countries development In LEDC’s men make up the majority of
migratory streams Education has a direct bearing on occupation
and therefore possibly mobility. Professionals are more migratory than unskilled.
Consequences of Migration
Overview
Demographic Consequences
Changes in the numbers and distribution of people within a region are changed.
Intermarriages are created, leading to a new group of people.
Social Consequences
Migration brings different people together leading to conflicts.
Migration however also creates understanding between different groups of people.
Rural-Urban migration creates ghettoes in cities.
Economic Consequences
This depends on the "quality" of the migrants and the economic needs of the origin and destination. Quality refers to skills, age, educational attainment, health etc.
In overpopulated areas, emigration is beneficial because it reduces the pressure on the land.
In underpopulated areas, emigration may slow down development.
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