Student’s sheet Migration in the world

1. What is migration?

Form a definition of migration from these words.

another - settle (sich niederlassen) - people - place - there - to - to

Migration means the movement of

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2. Different aspects of migration

Take the words from the box to finish the sentences.

1. When people enter a country to settle there, it is called _________________________.

- emigration
2. When people leave a country to live in another country, it is called ________________.
- forced migration
3. Moving from one country to another country is called __________________________. - immigration

4. Moving to another place in the same country is called __________________________. - internal migration

- international migration
5. Moving from the countryside to a city is called ________________________________.
- rural-urban migration
6. When people have to leave their home, it is called _____________________________.
- voluntary migration
7. When people want to leave their home, it is called _____________________________.

3. Migration in the world

more people enter than leave the country

more people leave than enter the country
about the same number of people leave and enter the country / or no data

a) Name parts of the world where more people enter than leave (net immigration rate).
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b) Name parts of the world where more people leave than enter (net emigration rate).
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