Warm up review! What is the difference between an immigrant and an emigrant? Explain how natural resources can be both a push or a pull factory. Give 2 real world examples of involuntary migration. What is the strongest push factor? How does migration lead to urbanization?

Immigration Theories and Vocabulary

Brain Drain Occurs when highly qualified people leave a developing country to move to a developed country Qualified people know they can make more money in a developed country

Selective Migration Showing preference to more qualified migrants Can be based on skills, youth, or health Example: A country might allow an engineer to enter instead of a McDonald’s workers

Chain migration Following members of your community or family to a new destination Can occur because countries legally allow it, or because it is simply easier for the migrant

Likely to immigrate What kind of person do you think would be the most likely to emigrate?

Ravenstein’s laws of migration On the left, tell me on a scale of 1-5 how true you think this statement is. One the right, give me an example (preferably real, but can be made up) illustrating this idea Main points Most migrants move short distances Most migrants move from rural to urban areas Large towns grow by migration Long distance migrations are most likely to urban areas Families less likely to move internationally than singles

Gravity Model People tend to move to urban areas because of increased opportunity Cities “pull” them in The closer 2 places are, the more migration

Distance Decay People are less likely to move to places the further away they are Example: There are more Hispanics in Texas than in Canada

Obstacles and Opportunities Intervening Obstacle—Things that could hinder migration (make it difficult) Ex. Barriers (walls, rivers) Intervening Opportunity—An opportunity along a migration path that keeps people from going all the way to their destination Ex.???

Last Words! Step Migration—Migrating some, then stopping for a while, then going, stopping, etc. Critical Distance—The maximum distance at which cost and effort make it not worth it to go somewhere

Warm up Which vocabulary term best fits the example? A relative migrates from Egypt to the United States to join family members in the U.S. A farmer migrates to a city because he believes there are more opportunities there. A country in the European Union is more likely to allow entry to a college graduate than a high school dropout. More immigrants from Nicaragua move to the United States than Europe. A single man moves from Colombia to the United States in search of a better life. An educated scientist moves from India to the United States to practice medicine An immigrant wants to go from Congo to a European country, but finds a job in Tunisia on the way.

Africa to Europe Immigration