migration theories
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UN released a report on the top source and destination of asylum
seekers.
Name the 10 sources of Asylum Seekers &
Destinations
10 countries of origin
1. Iraq
2. Afghanistan
3. Somalia
4. China
5. Serbia
7. Russia
8. Nigeria
9. Mexico
10. Zimbabwe
10 Destination Countries
1. USA
2.France
3. Canada
4. UK
5. Germany
6. Sweden
7. Italy
8. Greece
9. Norway
10. Switzerland
Migration Models & Theories
LEARNING OBJECTIVES1. TO EXPLAIN DIFFERENT MIGRATION MODELS & THEORIES2. TO COMPARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF
THE DIFFERENT MIGRATION THEORIES
Ravenstein’s Laws
1. Most migrants move only short distances– Inverse relationship between number of
migrants and distance travelled2. People who move long distances are
largely unaware of the opportunities available at their destination – so move to large urban centres
3. Migration occurs in stages4. People in rural areas more likely to
migrate than those in urban centres
Ravenstein’s Law
5. A typical migrantI. Women more likely to migrate within their
country than menII. Men are more likely to emigrate than
womenIII. Most migrants are adult
Gravity Model
• The volume of migration is inversely proportional to the distance travelled and directly proportional to the relative sizes of the origin and destination places.
Stouffer’s Intervening Opportunity Model
• The level of movement of people between two places is dependent upon the type and number of intervening opportunities. So the nature of places is more important than the distance.
Stepwise Migration Model
Stepwise Migration Model• Behavioral Model that
migration occur in stages with a ‘wave-like’ motion. Major settlements tend to attract migrants from smaller cities, which attract. Migrants from smaller towns and villages
Lee’s Migration Model
Lee’s Migration Model
Zelinsky’s Model of Mobility Transition
• The essential feature of the model is based on Rostow;s stages of economic growth. As modernisation proceeds different patterns of migration emerge.
Zelinsky’s Model of Mobility Transition