Migration Patterns and Trends

Migration is the general term used to describe the movement of people from one place to another.

Transmigration is not a type of migration. It is a government-sponsored program of population resettlement.

Immigration is the term used to describe the movement of people into a country.

Emigration is the term used to describe the movement of people out of a country.

Remigration is the term used to describe the movement of people back to their country of origin.

Internal migration is the term used to describe the movement of people within a country.

Rural-urban migration is the term used to describe the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas.

Urban-rural migration is the term used to describe the movement of people from urban areas to rural areas.

Economic factors, social factors, and political factors all influence migration.

Education is not an economic factor that influences migration. It is a social factor.

Language is not a social factor that influences migration. It is a cultural factor.

Natural disasters are not a political factor that influences migration. They are an environmental factor.

International migration is the term used to describe the movement of people from one country to another.

South-North migration is the term used to describe the movement of people from a less developed country to a more developed country.

North-South migration is the term used to describe the movement of people from a more developed country to a less developed country.