Topic 2.12

Essential Knowledge 

• Migration has political, economic, and cultural effects.  

Internal Migration 

• Movement within a country. 

Types: 

• Interregional: Between regions (rural → urban, Rust Belt → Sun Belt in U.S.). 
• Intraregional: Within a region (city ↔ suburb). 

International Migration 

• Movement between countries. 

Types: 

• Voluntary: Seeking jobs, education. 
• Forced: Refugees, asylum seekers, slavery, conflict. 
• Guest workers: Temporary labor migrants (common in Europe, Gulf States). 

Examples 

• U.S. → Great Migration (African Americans South → North). 
• China → rural → coastal cities. 
• Europe → refugees from Middle East and Africa. 

Contextualization

Video #1: The Economics of Immigration  

This crash course video looks at the economic effects of immigration. Immigration and migration can have a positive effect on a country’s economy.  

The Economics of Immigration: Crash Course Econ #33 

Video #2: Growth, Cities & Immigration  

This crash course video (with John Green, woohoo!) looks at the way that migration trends have influenced US cities.  

Video #3: The Future of Cities 

This video from TED breaks down the future of urban populations due to migration patterns 

Urbanization and the future of cities – Vance Kite 

In Practice

Essential Question 

Explain historical and contemporary geographic effects of migration.  

Conceptual Analysis Questions  

1. Identify two specific POLITICAL consequences of migration.  
2. Identify two specific ECONOMIC consequences of migration.  
3. Identify two specific CULTURAL consequences of migration. 

Vocab Review  

Provide a shorthand working definition for each of the following terms. This means it needs to be in YOUR OWN WORDS. 

• Human Factors of migration 
• Physical Factors of migration 
• Brain Drain 

MCQ:  

(You only need to write the letter for the answer you select). 

Q1 Which of the following is an example of interregional migration? 
A. A family moving from New York City to its suburbs 
B. A Syrian refugee moving to Germany 
C. A factory worker relocating from Ohio to Texas 
D. A student studying abroad in Japan 
E. A retiree moving to Florida from Canada 
 

Q2 Which describes a guest worker? 
A. A refugee fleeing war in Syria 
B. A person migrating permanently for citizenship 
C. A temporary labor migrant working abroad 
D. A retiree moving for climate benefits 
E. A student studying in another country 
 

Q3 Which best illustrates intraregional migration? 
A. Moving from Mexico to the U.S. 
B. Moving from Chicago to Los Angeles 
C. Moving from a city to its surrounding suburbs 
D. Moving from India to the Middle East 
E. Moving from Africa to Europe