What is Migration Why Migrate Social Economic and Political Factors What is Migration Migration is the movement of people animals or things from one place to the other Example most people move to change environments live in more than one house in their lifetime vacation ID: 475811
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Factors Effecting Migration
What is Migration?
Why Migrate?
Social, Economic, and Political FactorsSlide2
What is Migration?
Migration
is the movement of people, animals, or things from one place to the other.
Example: most people move to change environments – live in more than one house in their lifetime, vacation, Slide3
Why Migrate?
There are 3 main reasons why people move:
Social
Economic
PoliticalSlide4
The First Migrations
Early ancestors moved to find food, shelter, fresh water, and security.
In recent times, nations created migrations so they could reduce their populations at home, extend their power, create new wealth for themselves, or for the glory of conquestSlide5
Social Factors of Migration
Family is the number one reason people migrate.
Welfare and safety of children
Education Opportunities
Key Term:
refugeeSlide6
Economic Factors of Migration
Employment – to find and to keep jobs
Well-being – more money
Globalization – people move to new countries as part of their career training
Key Term:
Mass migrationSlide7
Political Factors of Migration
Governments deny certain citizens their rights (laws are passed reducing or eliminating freedoms)
Persecution – based on religion, skin colour, nationality, or even the language spoken
Key Term:
persecutionSlide8
Political Factors of Migration
Forced Migration – people leaving their homelands against their will
Slavery
First Nations Reserves
Key Terms:
Forced migration, slaverySlide9
Assignment:
Using the textbook pages 206-223, complete the questions provided in your notebook.
***write proper responses (review the Anchor Chart for Writing Responses if you do not remember what this means).