Defining Migration

In the last few decades, the number of migrants within and between countries has….. (increased/decreased)

Increased

Internal migration rates in developed countries have plummeted since…

The 1970s

True or False: The share of migrants in the global population has increased a lot

False, it has remained stable

The UN estimates that ________ people lived outside their country of origin as of 2024

304 million (3.7% of population)

How many people lived outside their country of origin in 2000?

173 million

How many people lived outside their country of origin in 2010?

221 million

Who coined the term “Age of Migration”?

Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller

Migration has been a topic studied by….

Demographers, Geographers, economists, political scientists, and sociologists

Confucius claimed that the first step to wisdom was…

Getting things by their right name

What is spatial mobility?

Any type of movement by humans

What is social mobility?

The movement of groups or individuals up or down the social hierarchy

Migration includes what two dimensions?

Spatial and temporal

What is activity space?

Where an individual shops, works, and socializes

How is migration defined spatially?

Movement across political boundaries

To get from Missouri to Kansas, you would cross….

The State Line Road in Kansas City

In the American Community Survey or Current Population Survey, how is migration typically enumerated?

Asking where one was born, lived 1 year ago, or lived 5 years ago

How can migration data be gleaned from federal tax returns?

By comparing taxpayer addresses

In 2019, counties with populations under ________ lost the most through net domestic migration

30,000

In 2020 and 2021, how did domesti migration change in the US?

Smaller counties increased and counties of over 1 million saw an increase in net out migration

What is a person who migrates called?

A migrant or mover

What are those who don’t migrate called?

Non-migrants or stayers

All the migrants moving to or from a specific area form a….

Migrant stream

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers move to what state each year?

Florida

In 2023, how many New Yorkers moved to the Sunshine State?

71,138

How many Floridians moved to New York in 2023?

24,749

Migration streams have a strong ________ bias

Directional