Geography

• Migration may be defined as the movement of people (or animals) from one place to another.
• The types of migration are; Internal (rural-urban & urban-rural), regional and international.
• Rural-urban migration is the movement of people away from the rural areas (countryside, farms) to the urban areas (cities, towns).
• Push and pull factors influence migration.
• Push factors are forces that drive people away from a place.
• Push factors may include; Unemployment, Crime, Political Instability, and Poverty.
• Pull factors are forces that attract people to a place.
• Pull factors may include; Job opportunities, Entertainment, Climate and Political stability.
• Consequences of migration include: Return remittances, Brain drain, Housing shortage, and Strain on resources.
• Immigration is the action of moving to live permanently in a foreign country.
• Emigration is the act of leaving your own country to live in another permanently.
• A refugee is someone who has to leave their home country because it's not safe for them there anymore.
• Net migration is about how many people move in and out of a country. If more people move in than out, the population grows. If more leave than come in, the population shrinks.
• Brain drain is when smart and skilled people leave their own country to work or live in another country, usually because they can find better opportunities there.
• Urbanization is the process of more and more people living in cities and urban areas rather than in rural areas.
• Voluntary migration is when people move to a new country of their own free will.
• Involuntary migration is when people move to a new place without their own free will.
• Supply countries are where people come from or originate.
• A host country is a nation that provides residence and support for people who come from other countries to live there temporarily or permanently.