Migration Revision

• 1. Migration Revision
  • You will need to know

• • the general background push and pull factors, i.e. why people move from one place to another.

• • The impacts that migration has on the origin and destination

• • The 2 case studies, Mexico to USA and Poland to UK.

2. Migration Mexico to USA

• Whats going on here?

• A day without a Mexican

3. Do you know these definitions?

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Migrant

• Forced migration

• Voluntary migration

• National migration

• International migration

• Temporary migration

• Permanent migration

• Push and pull factors (name some!)

4. 5. Background information

• There is a 2000km border between USA and Mexico.

• 1 million + Mexicans migrate to the USA every year.

• Illegal migration is a huge problem for USA and Mexico

• US Border Patrol guard the border and try to prevent illegal immigrants

• 850,000 were caught in 1995 and were deported

6. Should Margerita stay or go?

• Answer the 5 boxes on the sheet to help you with your revision of this vital case study.

7. General push and pull factors in Mexico to USA migration

• PUSH

• Poor medical facilities - 1800 per doctor

• Low paid jobs - (GNP = $3750)

• Adult literacy rates 55% - poor education prospects

• Life expectancy 72 yrs

• 40% Unemployed

• PULL

• Excellent medical facilities - 400 per doctor

• Well paid jobs - GNP = $24,750)

• Adult literacy rates 99% - good education prospects

• Life expectancy 76 yrs

• Many jobs available for low paid workers such as Mexicans

8. Population in the UK

• Can you remember some of the reasons for this UK population distribution?

9. Part e

• For a whole country where you have studied population change:

• • Name the country

• • Using specific detail, describe and explain the population change.

• • (9)

10. Case study question:

• In MEDCs some places have higher population densities than other places.For an MEDC (not a European Union country) you have studied:

• Name the MEDC

• Describe, with place detail, places with high population densities and places with low population densities.

• Give reasons, with place detail, to explain why some places have higher population densities than other places.