Migration Patterns Homework
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
6:55 PM
Where are people migrating from? People are migrating from non-developed countries such as Mexico, and Sudan.
Where are they migrating to? They are migrating to developed countries like the U.S. and Canada.
Why do people migrate? (push forces, pull forces) People migrate for push and pull reasons. Push reasons- civil strife, environmental degradation, unemployment, and persecution because of their religion, group, etc. Pull reasons- better economic opportunity and health services.
What is a refugee? A person who flees his or her country because of well-founded fear of persecution based on race, ethnicity, religion, ideology, or political affiliation.
Define net migration rate- a statistic that depicts whether more people are entering or leaving a country. Positive- more are coming Negative- more are leaving
What is the net migration rate of the United States? Canada? Mexico? United States- 3.52 per 1,000 Canada- 6.02 per 1,000 Mexico- -2.65 per 1,000
Where are your ancestors from? My ancestors are from Ireland.
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