Name_______________________________________ AP HG 3.6Date_____________

POPULATION & MIGRATION

What are the patterns of international migration?

DO NOW:

Why do you think so many people come to the United States? Brainstorm 1 push factor and 1 pull factor.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION PATTERNS

What is the difference between net-in and net-out migration?

Which regions have high net-in and net-out migration?

Net-in =

Net-out =

Migration Stream:

o Places having lots of migrants must have ____________________________, possession of positive features ___________________________________.

The three largest global migration flows:

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2.

3.

International Migration Patterns

LDCs to MDCs: move from places with _____________________________ to wealthy countries with ______________________

Primarily comes from countries in ______________ of the demographic transition

Most likely __________________ looking for __________________________

ADDITIONAL FACTS

o Population of US included about 35 million from other countries, 12% of population

o Largest number of immigrants, but not highest percentage

o ½ born in Latin America, ¼ born in Asia

o ½ of Latin American immigrants came from Mexico

o Other countries with a large number of immigrants include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom

o ¼ of Australian population and ⅙ of Canada’s population are immigrants

o Percentage of immigrants in Europe is 5%, but much higher in smaller countries such as Luxembourg and Switzerland

o Highest percentage of Immigrants found in the Middle East – ½ of region’s population

o Population of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is approximately 74% immigrants and Kuwait, 68% immigrants

o These countries and other types of petroleum-exporting countries of the Middle East attract immigrants primarily from poorer Middle Eastern countries and from Asia to perform many of the dirty and dangerous functions in the oil fields

GLOBAL PATTERNS OF HUMAN MIGRATION

PART I: Use the Migration Data Table handout to write the top ve countries of origin of the foreign- born population living in the U.S. in column 1. Then look up each of those countries and list the top four destinations of migrants from that country in column 2.

Source Country Major Destinations of Migrants from that country

PART II: On the blank outline map of the world, use arrows to mark the patterns you listed in Part 1. Use a different color for each country of birth. Include a map key that indicates what each color means. Then answer the questions below.

1. Do you think migration is likely to increase, decrease, or stay stable in the future? Why?

2. Do you think the patterns of major and minor migration streams will change? What speci c factors might affect the migration streams?