The Lost boys of sudan 60 minutes

Why Do People Migrate Within a Country? Migration Why Do People Migrate Within a Country?

Internal Migration: Interregional (between regions of a country) In MDCs, more prevalent in the past lack of farmland The opening to the American West Trade with Europe Appalachians Natives African Americans from S→N Early 20th century Movement South 1980s/90s Jobs/sunbelt

Russia Brazil Important to developing former Soviet Union Raw materials Siberia & Far North; forced & voluntary Pop. Concentrated near Atlantic coast (Sao Paulo & Rio) Moved capital city further inland in 1960

Indonesia Europe Italy S→N (*income) UK N→S Future regional pattern as increased integration of economies (EU)? Since 1969, paid migration of 5 million ppl from Java to less pop. Islands Not very successful in long run

India Mexico Northern Mexicans to Southern US → Southern Mexicans to Northern Mexico Restrictions/permits by gov’t Assam in NE part of country

Internal Migration: Intraregional (within one region) More people move within the same region Rural →Urban (less than 5% in 1800, ½ by 1920) 1st in MDCs, more recently in LDCs 20 million/year In MDCs, movement is now central cities→suburbs Not related to employment Lifestyle choices (cars, highways, ethnic composition)

Cont’d… Counterurbanization: more people moving from cities to rural areas Recent trend Expansion of suburbs (boundary hard to define) retirement