Refugees and Forced Migration
Migration has been studied in Geography and the act of migration has been around for many years. There is even evidence that the early pre-agricultural humans migrated out of Africa to populate areas all over the world. (Norton, 146). Therefore, I believe that it would be safe to say that the migration of all living things has happened throughout history. The word migration, simply defined is “a particular kind of mobility that involves a spatial movement of residence” (Norton, 146). However, there is much more complex definition of migration. For one to interpret migration one must find the source or reason for migration. There are many reasons for migration, but all have a common theme. William Norton stated that: “ People move from one location to another because they consider the new location to be more favourable, in some crusial respect, than the old location” (Norton, 146). The common idea is that people migrate to be in a better situation in one form or another. In some extreme circumstances people may be forced to leave a country. When people have no alternative but to move out of the country, it is usually due to political conflict (Norton, 150). The situation is commonly referred to as forced migration. The reasons fo
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Approximate Word count = 1966
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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