"Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region)."
Learning about global migration patterns and history that may have impacted one's ancestors and researching the places they migrated from and to.
Census records: Statistical data on the population of a country and their demographic profile.
Passenger lists: Records of names and details of people arriving or departing from a country via sea, air or land routes.
Emigration records: Documents related to people leaving a country, including reasons for leaving and destination.
Immigration records: Documents related to people entering a country, including reasons for entering and country of origin.
Naturalization records: Documents related to the process of becoming a citizen in a new country.
Ethnicity and nationality: Understanding the differences between ethnicity and nationality, and how these impact migration patterns.
Refugee and asylum-seeker policies: Understanding the policies and procedures related to people who leave a country out of fear for their safety or political unrest.
Human trafficking and forced displacement: Understanding the criminal practices of human trafficking and how this has disrupted migration patterns.
Historical events: Understanding how historical events like wars, natural disasters, and other social changes have impacted migration patterns.
Genealogy software and tools: Learning how to use software and tools to organize and analyze genealogical data for better understanding of migration patterns.
Out-of-Africa theory: The theory that modern humans first migrated out of Africa around 60,000 years ago and eventually spread across the globe.
Voluntary migration: When individuals or groups choose to leave their homes and move to a new location.
Forced migration: When individuals or groups are forced to leave their homes due to violence, persecution, or other threats.
Rural-to-urban migration: When individuals or groups move from rural areas to urban areas in search of better economic opportunities.
Urban-to-rural migration: When individuals or groups move from urban areas to rural areas in search of a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle.
Seasonal migration: When individuals or groups move temporarily to different locations in search of work or better living conditions.
Circular migration: When individuals or groups move back and forth between two or more locations, often for work or family reasons.
Transnational migration: When individuals or groups migrate across national borders, often for economic, political, or social reasons.
Chain migration: When individuals or groups migrate to a new location to join family members who have already settled there.
Step migration: When individuals or groups move to a series of locations over time, often starting in a rural area and ending up in an urban area.
Reverse migration: When individuals or groups move from urban areas back to rural areas, often in response to economic or social factors.
Diaspora: A migration pattern in which a group of people leave their original homeland and scatter across the globe, often due to forced migration or persecution.
Dual migration: When individuals or groups move between two or more different locations, often for economic or family reasons.
Immigration history: The study of how and why people from different countries have migrated to a particular country over time, often with a focus on the cultural, economic, and social impacts of immigration.
"The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another (external migration), but internal migration (within a single country) is also possible."
"Indeed, this is the dominant form of human migration globally."
"It has high potential to improve human development."
"Migration is often associated with better human capital at both individual and household level, and with better access to migration networks, facilitating a possible second move."
"Age is also important for both work and non-work migration."
"People may migrate as individuals, in family units, or in large groups."
"There are four major forms of migration: invasion, conquest, colonization and emigration/immigration."
"Persons moving from their home due to forced displacement (such as a natural disaster or civil disturbance) may be described as displaced persons or, if remaining in the home country, internally-displaced persons."
"This person is commonly referred to as an asylum seeker."
"What is an asylum seeker. If the application is approved, their legal classification changes to that of a refugee."
"Some studies confirm that migration is the most direct route out of poverty."
"People may migrate due to political, religious, or other types of persecution in their home country."
"Migration networks, facilitating a possible second move."
"Internal migration (within a single country) is also possible."
"The movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling."
"With intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location."
"The movement often occurs over long distances."
"Migration is often associated with better human capital at both the individual and household level."
"There are four major forms of migration: invasion, conquest, colonization and emigration/immigration."