why do people migrate within a country
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Why Do People Migrate Within a Country. Key Issue #4. American West- most famous example of large scale interregional migration in United States Population center: average location of everyone in the country, the center of “population gravity” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Why Do People Migrate Within a Country
Key Issue #4
• American West- most famous example of large scale interregional migration in United States
• Population center: average location of everyone in the country, the center of “population gravity”
• Appalachian Mountains were the first intervening obstacle
• Colonial Period:– Population center around Chesapeake Bay area
and Baltimore Maryland– Depended on shipping and export raw materials– Hostile indigenous people hinder the move
westward
• 1830– Moved west of Moorefield West Virginia– Obtain large land at cheap price– Moved as west as the Mississippi River for fertile
land– Building of canals improved transportation• Erie Canal- between NYC and Great Lakes
– Diffusion of steam-powered boats
• 1880– West of Cincinnati, Ohio– Population center moved rapidly west to California– Made it to 98th parallel; west trees ran out and prairies
takeover, very little rainfall; unsuited for agriculture– Declared un farmable– In fact some of the richest farmland in the United States– Railroads permitted settlers on the Great Plains to
transport their products to customers in East Coast cities
• NOW– Recent growth of South– Migrated for job opportunities and environmental
reasons• “Sunbelt”- South• “Rustbelt”-Northeast and Midwest
Migration Between Regions in other Countries
Country From Where? To Where? Why? Other Notes
Russia Towns and cities to where factories built near raw materials
Far North-Siberia Not enough workers lived near factories, mines, and construction sites
Provided incentives, higher wages, more paid holidays, and early retirement
Brazil Coastal cities Tropical interior Increase attractiveness of the interior
Moved capital from Rio De Janerio to Brasilia
Indonesia Island of Java Less populated islands
Populate the smaller islands; over population in Java
Families received 5 acres of land, materials to build a house, seeds and pesticides and food until crops were ready
Migration Between Regions in other Countries
Country From Where? To Where? Why? Other Notes
Europe Reflected in per captia incomes and unemployment rates
Migrate where jobs and money are located;
Moving for job opportunities and industry
India State of Assam Permit required to migrate
Protect ethnic identity of Assamese limiting outsiders to compete for jobs and land
Migration within one RegionUrbanization Suburbanization Counterurbanization
Definition Move from rural areas to cities;
Move from central cities out to the suburbs; detached house instead of apartment, private yard, garage or driveway, schools more modern, better equipped and safer
Net migration from urban to rural areas; results because of expanding suburbs; boundary of countryside cannot be defined;
Significant Fact in U.S. undergoing rapid industrial development; 5% to 50% from 1800-1920
Twice as many migrate from central cities to suburbs;
move for lifestyle reasons; own horses or have farms-work in nearby stores or factories-do not earn living from agriculture; technology allows most Americans to work from anywhere; overall has stopped in the United States