what is migration and why do people move

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What is migration and why do people move?

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Term Meaning ExampleThe movement of people from one place to another to live or work

Factor Reasons to move TO a country

Factor Reason to move away from a country

Migration within a country

Migration between countries

Migration from the countryside into cities

A person who has moved into a different country

British people retiring to Spain.

A person who has left a country to migrate to another

A person who has fled from a danger such as war, famine, natural disaster or political persecution

Migration into a country

Migration out of a country

Protection given to a political refugee by a country

Migration terms

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What does this map show?

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http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/

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Why migrate to America?

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

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• Imagine you are one of the characters in the film.

• Write a postcard home explaining to your family why you left Puerto Rico for New York.