MIGRATION

• Mankind has been moving from

place to place since time began.
Did this mobility give rise to the
idiom “the grass is always greener
on the other side of the hill”?
Greener, referring to more than
just better pastures. It has
included the conquest for land,
gold, labor, love and a better life.
Migrations in History
Westward Migration across USA in 1800
Immigration at Ellis Island New York
47th Street Station; 25 homeless men and women
sharing shelter. Immigrants in pursuit of a better life,
New York, 1892, J.Riis
 Mullen’s Alley,
Housing 25 to 30
families, all with
many children. Each
living in these 2
houses
…two wretched
rooms…form the
home of every family.
New York, 1898,
J.Riis
World Migration Flow
Internal
Migration
in Iran.
Life on the road
is not always as
fun.
1200 immigrants disembark unexpectedly on the
Italian Coast.
Migration among Indonesian Isles
Migration diminishes cultural heritage; the
Quechua in Peru abandon their roots.
The hassles and bureaucracy of immigration.
Supporting the rights of the Filipino migrant worker see
www.ips.org
Immigrate to New Zealand, why not?
Check it out at www.business-migrants.govt.nz
What is Migration?
• Movement of people usually meaning a
change of home
• Emigrants are people who leave a country
• Immigrants are people entering a country
• The migration balance is the difference
between the number of emigrants and
immigrants
Migration can be:
• Voluntary
• Forced (or involuntary)
• Permanent
• Semi – permanent (seasonal or even daily)
• Temporary
Migration can also be
• From countryside to city
(known as rural to urban)
• From city to countryside
(known as urban to rural or
counterurbanisation)
• Internal (within the same country)
• External (international)
Reasons why people migrate:
• Push Factors (reasons why a person or
group of people will leave a particular
location)
• Pull Factors (reasons why a person or a
group of people will go to a particular
location)
Mr. Block’s Migration
• I migrated from San Jose California to Lexington, Kentucky, and then
Atlanta, Georgia before moving overseas. San Jose was my source
location or origin and Lexington was my destination. This was an
internal, and then an external migration because it was international.
The migration was semi permanent because I have since moved to
another four international schools. However it might be that things
change and this move might become permanent.
• The reason for the migration was for employment. The job opportunity
in my first school (Cairo) was attractive (pull factor) and I had enough
of teaching in Atlanta schools after graduating from university (push
factor). The chance to go to an new place was also a pull factor.
Have you migrated?
• Describe in good detail two examples of
migrations that you have undertaken
• Use the correct migration terminology in
your writing.
• Write a short paragraph of about 100 words
about each migration.
Farming is very difficult and tiring work
London is an exciting place
I lost my land to enclosure
Wages for farmers a very low

I could learn new skills in the factory

New machines like the seed drill are replacing farmers

Factory workers earn higher wages

The factory boss will provide housing

There are many job opportunities in London