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AROUND 230 MILLION PEOPLE
By 2013, how many migrants were there on the planet?
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Reasons why people decide to MOVE FROM / LEAVE a place. These factors PUSH THEM AWAY.
What are PUSH FACTORS?
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POLITICAL
Since 2011, Syria has experienced a brutal civil war. More than 400 thousand Syrians have died in this conflict. What type of PUSH factor is this?
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It´s a social cause of migration when family members move to reunite with each other.
What is "chain migration"?
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BRAZIL
If all migrants lived in one single country, it would have roughly the population of CHINA, BRAZIL, or CANADA?
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Reasons why people WANT TO MOVE TO a certain place. These factors PULL THEM IN or attract them.
What are PULL FACTORS?
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ECONOMIC
During the gold rush in the 1700s, thousands of Portuguese came to the Minas Gerais region in the country side of Brazil in search of gold and glory. What type of PULL factor is this?
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- When Cubans move to the US to reunite with family members (both social and political)
- When missionaries move to spread a certain religion. - Colonial pilgrims who moved from Europe to North America in the 1500s/ 1600s looking for more religious freedom.
Provide an example of a SOCIAL cause of migration:
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The United States
What country has the largest population of migrants or foreign born residents?
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ECONOMIC REASONS - If the economy of a place is poor or in a crisis, people might move looking for a job or better opportunities.
What is the most common or major PUSH FACTOR for people to migrate?
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POLITICAL
All over South America, including Brazil, from 1960s through 1980s, hundreds of people fled from their local dictatorships. What type of PUSH factor is this?
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- The New Orleans evacuation due to the effects of hurricane Katrina in 2005.
- Thousands of Haitians fled their home country after the 2010 earthquake. - The 2011 flood in central Thailand had migration effects but also economic consequences as it was an industrial region with many electronic and automobile factories.
Provide an example of an ENVIRONMENTAL cause of migration:
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Europe
What continent has the largest population of migrants?
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When there is a DROUGHT and farmers can not make a living out of growing crops or raising animals. They might move to the cities in search of better jobs or opportunities.
Economic and environmental push factors might converge to make someone decide to move away from a place. What was the example in the video?
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ENVIRONMENTAL and ECONOMIC
Due to a massive earthquake in Haiti in 2010, about 1,5 billion people were displaced because their region / homes were totally or partially destroyed. What type of PUSH factor is this?
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People might decide to move away from big, crowed cities to live in the suburbs where there is more space and it´s cheaper.
How can overpopulation be a push factor and contribute to the growth of suburbs?
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The enslavement of more than 7 million Africans brought to the Americans by force during colonial times (1500s - 1800s).
The holocaust during WWII is another example with Jewish people being forced to live in ghettos and concentration camps. Trail of Tears - When Native Americans were forced to move from their homelands to Oklahoma territory in the 1830s.
Provide a clear historical example of FORCED or INVOLUNTARY MIGRATION.
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