LibGuides: G4 Migration: Home

Movement of people shapes the world we live in today

Should all people be allowed to migrate and move freely across the globe?

What is migration?

Why do people migrate?

What are the causes and effects of migration?

Push and pull factors

Easy to read articles about migration.

Articles to cite (examples)
Link for practicing citing your source.
Push and pull factors
Definitions of push and pull factors with examples of these factors from American migrations
Cause and effects of migration
Brief article on the causes and effects of migration (from Bitesize geography UK)
Push and pull factors of migration (Easy to read article)
Easy to read article with brief explanations and examples of push and pull factors

Facts about migration

Did you know that 1 out of every 33 persons in the world moves from their country of birth to another country to live? (Infographic) Today, there are about 281 million migrants in the world.

More people move from one city to another as compared to moving from one country to another. For every person who moves from one country to another, there are four people moving from one city to another in the same country! This is called internal migration.

UN Migration and Human Rights
Outline of UN view on rights of migrants

Migration

International Organization for Migration

World Migration
Interactive map

Why people migrate

Books in your library

Pushes and Pulls by Robert Walker
Call Number: 304.8 WAL
ISBN: 9780778751830
Publication Date: 2010-01-15
The fascinating story of how and why people have moved around and settled our planet since the dawn of human history.

Definition of terms

Find definitions for the following key terms:

Immigration

Emigration

Immigrate

Emigrate

Push Factor

Pull Factor

Internal migration

External migration

Asylum seeker

Forced Migration

Country of Origin

Diversity

Brain Drain

Remittance

Refugee

Seasonal Migration

You can use these terms as keywords when searching our databases for more information on migration.

Impact of migration

Impact on Destination

Advantages

Cheap labor
Skilled labor
Cultural Diversity

Disadvantages

Employment
Discrimination
Pressure on infrastructure
Loss of culture and traditions
Disease

Impact on Home Country

Advantages

Remittances (money sent home)
Knowledge and skill flow: short-term migration can bring innovative ideas back to the home country.

Disadvantages

Loss of skilled labor: Brain drain
Population decrease can have an impact on the economy
Family

With thanks

Works Cited

AJPlus. "This Is Why People Migrate." YouTube. YouTube, 3 Aug. 2014. Web. 17 Dec. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQHHNuc-1uA>.
"Human Migration Guide." Xpeditions (2005): n. pag. National Geographic Society. Web.
Bitesize. "Cause and Eftects of Migration." BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web. 09 Jan. 2016. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/geography/interdependence/population_migration/revision/6/>.
"11 Facts About Refugees." 11 Facts About Refugees. Dosomething.org, 15 Apr. 2015. Web. 09 Jan. 2016.
Siteseen Ltd. "Push and Pull Factors of Immigration." Push and Pull Factors of Immigration for Kids ***. Linda Alchin, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015. <http://www.emigration.link/>.
Riley, Chris. "The Push-pull Factors of Migration | Geography." The Push-pull Factors of Migration. Tutor2U, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015. <http://www.tutor2u.net/geography/reference/the-push-pull-factors-of-migration>.
"The Push-pull Factors of Migration | Geography." The Push-pull Factors of Migration. Tutor2U, 2015. Web. 10 Jan. 2016. <http://www.tutor2u.net/geography/reference/the-push-pull-factors-of-migration>.
"World Migration." International Organization for Migration. International Organization for Migration, 14 Jan. 2015. Web. 10 Jan. 2016. <http://www.iom.int/world-migration>.
"What Are the Types of Migration?" Forms of Migration. E School Today, 2006. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <http://eschooltoday.com/migration/types-of-migration.html>.