 internal migration: moving within a state, country, or continent

 external migration: moving to a different state, country, or continent

 emigration: leaving one country to move to another

 immigration: moving into a new country

 return migration: moving back to where you came from

 seasonal migration: moving with each season or in response to labor or

climate conditions

2. Discuss people who migrate.

Tell students that people who migrate fall into several categories:

 An emigrant is a person who is leaving one country to live in another.

 An immigrant is a person who is entering a country from another to

make a new home.

 A refugee is a person who has moved to a new country because of a

problem in their former home.

DROUGHT

A single drought can mean disaster for communities whose lives and
livelihoods rely on regular, successful harvests. In a number of African
countries where Concern works, including Somalia, Kenya, Malawi, and
Ethiopia, droughts have become increasingly severe, leaving millions of
citizens without the ability to grow the food that feeds them and their
livestock.

HURRICANES AND FLOODING

A lack of water isn’t the only natural disaster that can force communities to
uproot: Countries that are vulnerable to heavy rains or and high winds are
also at risk for cases of forced migration.
EARTHQUAKES

In 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-

Prince as well as the surrounding area, leaving 1.5 million Haitians homeless.
No natural disaster had ever affected a capital city in such a way, creating a
ripple effect that paralyzed even certain areas well outside the disaster zone.

DISEASE

Contagious disease and outbreaks often follow in the wake of issues brought
up by drought, flooding, and earthquakes. When crops are threatened and
water supplies are either limited or contaminated, the risk for infection
increases.