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Migration Patterens

MIGRATION PATTERENS : Migration patterns, like other kinds of social interaction, vary with population characteristics such as age, sex, ad economic. status For example, the peak. age for interstate migration is 23;females are less likely than males to move for employment reasons; and persons with college education are more likely than those without to move between states or provinces During a lifetime a person in the USA will make about 13 moves compared to B Britain and 7 in Japan
Patterns: In recent history, migrations of people have happened in several fairly distinctive patterns.

(1) There has been massive migration out of Europe, particularly to the united States but also to Central and South America Canada South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and other nations People were pushed by adverse economic conditions at home and pulled by the opportunities in the destination nations The united States received 40 million immigrants between 1880 and 1914
(2) In the Americas, particularly stage in the migration and settlement process involved the ‘filling in’ of open space that is an increase in rural population
(3) In the twentieth century, particularly rural areas have contributed to massive rural to urban migration in developed and developing nations alike this migration pattern has encouraged urbanization
(4) More recently, there has been a movement from cities to suburbs This process is called suburbanization
(5) In the world, amenities become an important factor in migration decision making Such factors as climate scenery recreational opportunities, and the general quality of life are Increasingly influential considerations.