Out- migration
What is Out-migration?
The process of people permanently or semi-permanently leaving a specific area to live in another area.
What is one positive economic consequences of out-migration?
Migrants sent remittance back home to support their families.
Remittance helped families pay for food, housing, healthcare and education.
Caribbean countries gained foreign exchange from money sent by migrants.
Out-migration reduced unemployment in some territories
What positive effect do remittances from out-migration have families ?
They help families pay for education, housing ,and daily living expences.
What is one positive environmental effect of people migrating out?
When people migrate, there is less pressure on land, water, and other natural resources.
In some rural areas, forests and natural vegetation have grown back because fewer people are farming the land.
Smaller populations in some communities can lead to less garbage and pollution.
What happens when parents migrate and leave children with relatives?
Children may experience loneliness, emotional stress, and lack of parental guidance.
Does out-migration happen between countries or within a country.
Within the same country. It's a component of international migration.
How id remitted help families in the Caribbean?
It helps to pay for food, housing, healthcare and education.
How does out-migration reduces unemployment in Caribbean countries?
It decreases pressure on limited job oppertunities.
What has happened to forest and natural vegetation in some rural areas?
They have grown back because fewer people are farming the land?
What are "barrel children" and why are they called that?
Children whose parents migrate overseas and sent barrels with goods and supplies.
What happens to the population of the origin area when out-migration occurs?
It decreases the local population of the origin area.
What negative effect did the loss of skilled workers have?
It slowed economic growth in the region.
What do returning migrants bring back that helps national development ?
New skills, education, and investment.
How can smaller populations in communities affect pollution?
It can lead to less garbage and pollution.
What has happened to the population of some rural communities since 1990?
They lost population as many residence migrate overseas.
What are push factors that drive out-migration?
Lack of jobs, economic decline, or seeking opportunities elsewhere.
Why did governments lose money due to out migration?
They lost taxpayers and trained professional.
What type of communities have people moved away from due to out-migration and economic change?
Rural agricultural communities.
What happens to farmlands when people move away and abandon it?
The land becomes over grown or poorly maintained.
What is "brain drain" in the context of the Caribbean?
The loss of most doctors, teachers, and engineers due to out-migration.
Name 2 types of area people can leave from during out-migration.
A region, city or district.
What problem did some industries face because of labour shortage?
Reduced productivity and higher costs to train replacement workers.
Name two negative demographic effects of continuous emigration mentioned on the slide.
Reduced population growth and labour shortage in important sectors due to the loss of working -age people.
What negative environmental impact can remittance-funded housing have?
New houses and buildings can damage beaches, wetlands, and other coastal areas.
Name two social effects of out-migration mentioned on the slide?
Brain drain stripped the Caribbean of most doctors, teachers and engineers.
Families split apart as parents migrated and left children behind.
The population aged quickly due to the loss of young workers.