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G1101: Introduction to Human Geography
Name:__
Joshua Chatman
Exercise #1: Migration
Sec. #/Class Time:__
Section 11/9:30 AM-10:45 AM
Instructions: Completely answer each of the questions below. You may need to refer to your textbook, your notes, and/or other sources of information (including the Internet) in order to complete this exercise. Pay careful
attention to your instructor’s guidelines to be given during class. You may work with a partner to discuss each of these questions, but your final answers must be your own
. The exercise includes lines to guide the length of your responses, but you may delete/add lines as you type your answers. All exercise answers need to be typed in
complete sentences typed in orange bold font! This exercise is due via D2L in Assignments the time/date listed on the D2L Calendar/Syllabus.
Full Video Instructions: https://tinyurl.com/3z8hcsjr
I. Migration Overview:
Currently, there are an estimated 244 million migrants worldwide (International Organization for Migration 2017). Only the four most populous countries in the world contain total populations larger than this. What are these countries? (1/2 pt)
1.
India
2.
China
3.
United States
4.
Indonesia
What country in the world has a population closest to the total number of migrants in the world? (Google is your friend!) Pakistan, with a population of approximately 240 million. Of the top 4, Indonesia is closest
Global Migrants comprise what percent of the world’s total population (show math)?
(1/4 pts)
244 million/8.04 billion equals 3.03 percent of global migrants
The number of foreign born (immigrants) in the U.S. is approximately 44.5 million (2017). What is the percentage of the U.S. population is foreign born (show math)? (1/4 pts)
44.5 million/331.9 million equals 13.4 percent of the U.S. population that is was born outside the country.
Part II. Migration Effects
As defined by your textbook, migration
is “a form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new
location.” Formerly, migration was studied only in terms of permanent moves, but in recent years, scholars and policy makers have begun to acknowledge that many moves involve shorter time frames and distances. In the table below complete your own migration (all moves) history from birth to the present moment (add more rows as needed). If you have never moved, then you may interview a parent or other close relative
(1 pt)
Age
From(where)
To(where)
Main Reason
Effect on you/your life
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Decatur
Lawrenceville
at my aunt’s and uncle’s house
Mother lost her job and moved in with them
This allowed me to better connect with my cousins, and become good friends with them
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Lawrenceville
at my aunt’s and uncle’s house
Apartment in
the same city
Finally got somewhere to stay and later moved out of my cousin’s house
After living here almost all my life, I quickly grew attached to this house and the neighborhood.
Next, interview a friend, classmate, or anyone and compare/contrast your migration (domestic and/or international) histories. Enter your partner’s name(s) below and relationship to you and briefly describe differences and/or similarities between your family’s history of moves/migrations? (1/2 pts)
Jackie is a best friend of mine. The similarities between our families’ migrations are that they were both foreign-born. They both moved to New York for more opportunities and then moved to Georgia a few years later. There are differences between how both our families migrated. My family is from Barbados, 1
while Jackie’s is from China. While my family stayed in The U.S., moving from New York to Georgia, Jackie’s family moved back to China after he was born, but moved back to America in 2006 to Georgia. They also had more reasons for moving such as needing more space for their large family. He also moved from Duluth to Suwanee
Answer one of the following, depending upon your situation:
A) If you or your parents are/were foreign-born, describe in greater depth the impact of your migration experience upon your current life. How does/did this experience affect the way you see the world? How/why? Have you returned to your (or your parents’) birth country? Why or why not? How does you/your family’s migration experience affect your educational experience? Finally, what is something that you wish you knew about your family’s migration history or experience but don’t?
B) If you or your parents did not migrate (internationally), then investigate your family’s migration experience. You may need to interview relatives to answer this question. What country/region of the world did they come from originally? When? Why? What do you know about the circumstances of that migration? How does this knowledge affect your identity today? Describe how you think
your family’s migration experience might have been different from those who migrate today. Finally, what is something that you wish you knew about your family’s migration history or experience but don’t?
(1.5 pt)
Migration has not impacted my current life much as most of the moving was from when I was very young. My mother migrated to the U.S. from Barbados for more job opportunities. This affected the way I see the world because it made me realize there are places in the world where jobs are full, and dream jobs that people want aren’t in their country, so they move somewhere where their skills are greatly needed and appreciated. I have returned to my mother’s birth country before. My mother’s reason was to see family for the holidays and for vacation. My reason was the same, and it was also because I wanted to learn more about my culture and where my family comes from. My family’s migration history has not affected my educational experience much since I haven’t been to school in Barbados before, but I do know that it is different from the average American school system. Something I wish I knew about my family’s migration is if anyone else from my family moved to a different country for reasons other than more opportunities.t
III. Push and Pull Factors
Immigration has been a highly contested political issue in the United States throughout much of its history. At its most basic level, migration can be examined in terms of ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors. Utilizing the chart below, carefully consider the forces that brought you or your family to your current residence. Be sure to include at least one example for each type of pull and push.
(Hint: If you don’t know the answers, or if your family only moved before you were born, then you may have to consult a member of your family with some insight) (1/2 pt)
Current residence
Economic Pull
Cultural Pull
Environmental Pull
Lawrenceville, GA
More jobs
More Diverse community
Not many natural disasters
Next, enter the push factors for leaving your hometown/state or country.
Hometown/
Previous Residence
Economic Push
Cultural Push
Environmental Push
Decatur, GA
Not many jobs choices Mostly black people
Some air and noise pollution
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Which of these forces was stronger than the others in driving the decision to move? Why do you think that might be?
(1/2 pts)
I think it would be having better job choices because there weren’t really many jobs that my mother was qualified to do. Lawrenceville had many open jobs that she was able to apply for and get.
Table 1: University Student Migration Preferences
University
Most Preferred
Least Preferred
U. of Alabama
Alabama, California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas
Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota
U. of California
California, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Washington
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
U. of Minnesota
California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Miami of Ohio
California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Ohio
Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Utah
Penn State
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania, Vermont
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
Table 1
indicates migration preferences of students at other universities. What geographic patterns do you see in students’ locational choices? Are these patterns consistent with Ravenstein’s migration theory? Why or why
not? (1 pt)
The geographic patterns I see in the table are that urban countries such as California and Minnesota least preferred more rural areas, and states on the east coast such as Pennsylvania and Alabama mostly prefer places either close to them or places that are also on the east coast. These patterns are consistent with Ravenstein’s migration theory since rural residents are more migratory, and most migrations are short distances.
Part V. Migration and Demography
Countries that pass through various stages of the demographic transition experience population “deficits” and “surpluses” of particular ages groups at different moments in the transition. Japan, for example, is beginning to experience a surplus of older men and women and a deficit of young workers. Meanwhile, many in the US, Europe, and Australia (among others) complain that immigrant families place undue strain upon government social services. Debate the merits
of this argument in demographic
terms, and use the pyramids below to assess
the role that immigration plays in the demographic structure of the United States. (2 pts)
The reason Japan’s population is mostly elderly people is that people aren’t having many children anymore. That is also why the population is shrinking, because many Japanese people are dying at an old
age. Meanwhile, the reason why there aren’t many elderly foreign-born citizens of the U.S. is because of new immigration policies being added recently. If you look at the age pyramids for U.S.-born citizens, it has not changed much except because of the baby boom during the 60s, there are fewer kids and young adults 19 and under. Meanwhile, both the age pyramids for foreign-born citizens are in a way switched, with a surplus for older people in the 60s, but a deficit of them later in 2013.
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Part VI. Mapping
In this section, include a map of all of the places you have lived. You may choose to do this task however you deem best. You may copy an image from the internet and then use a graphics program to mark places. You may
also use Google Maps. (1 pt)
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Part VII. Opinion
Consider your political views on immigration and emigration for a moment. If you could change one or two things about the system of immigration (as you understand it today), what changes would you implement/support? Why? Please be specific in your response. You are entitled to express any opinion that you may have without penalty. College is supposed to be a place where you are invited to think and express yourself
openly and freely. Please feel encouraged to do that below! (1 pt)
If I could change one thing about the system of immigration, I would like to implement a system that allows the worker's families to come with them in a temporary house fit for the family size for circular immigration. My reason for this is because the workers have been away from their families for almost a year. I believe that the system can help them maintain some of their relationships with their families. It may also allow the families to be in a more similar or healthier environment than their areas back home. 5