GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Forced Migration, Immigration, Remittance
21 Feb 2018
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*france gave the statue of liberty to usa as a representation of democracy (base of the statue has a plaque with a sonnet) *geography invented by greek scholar (cid:862)migratio(cid:374)(cid:863) ter(cid:373)i(cid:374)ologies: migration = movement of people in general within a nation-state (country) Intra-region: moving within the same region of same country: emigration = local people moving out of a country (syria to canada) Immigration = foreign people moving into a country. Migration: 3 main factors: cultural, environmental, economical --> by far the most significant factor, e. g. to send remittance (send money abroad for family) Forced migration between countries: slavery, political instability, new state boundaries and ethnicity (we like to have our own territory, war, refugees. Environmental push and pull factors: physically attractive regions. Mountains: sea sides, warm climates, hazardous regions, water too much or too little, floodplains, storms, ca(cid:374)"t sustai(cid:374) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) life.
