migration – can be daily seasonal, or permanent. here we are looking at the reasons why people...
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Migration – can be daily seasonal, or permanent.
Here we are looking at the reasons why people move
And change their home permanently
Migration can be
Voluntary or Forced
Migration can be
Local or International
People migrate for a variety of Reasons
‘Push’ Factors are why you want to leave one place
‘Pull’ Factors are what you hope will be better in the place you move to
Jobless workers in New York line up at a job expo.
Unemployed workers need extended unemployment, health benefits and training opportunities.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi under house arrest after release from hospital
The Caatinga – Brazil’s drought zone.
No work – only farm labouring
Few opportunities….
POVERTY!
Volcano primary hazard - lava
Secondary hazard – lahar or ash/mudflow
Earthquake causes buildings to collapse
Then comes fire
Wars affect the innocent
They become refugees from the fighting
There are homeless street children all over the world …
.. Some are escaping an unhappy home
Refugees from famine …
… move to get food
Rural to urban migration
More opportunity
Economic migrants move for a better chance of a job
and an improved standard of living
But there may be prejudice and persecution
Education…
A better chance for the kids
Or university for yourself
Rural mud hut
To penthouse apartment
Or overcrowded favela?
Medical care
More available
Family Links
Rejoin a relative