- Migration is the movement of people changing their residence, which can be international, regional, or between rural and urban areas. - International migration crosses country borders, and can be emigration, immigration, or movement within a region like Southern Africa. - Rural-urban migration involves movement from rural to urban areas within a country, contributing to urbanization.

2. • Migration is the movement of people where they change
their residence.
• Different types of migration exist depending on the
reasons for their movement, as well as time and
distance.

3. • International migration: This is the movement of people
over country borders, for example form SA to New-
Zealand.
• International migration can also be emigration or
immigration.
• It can be short term or permanent.

4. • Emigration: This is the movement of people from their
own country of origin to another country
• For example, when a South African emigrate to Australia.
• Immigration: This is the movement of people to a new
country as home.
• For example, to migrate form Zimbabwe to South-Africa.

6. • Regional migration: This is the movement of people
within a region, like South-Africa.
• It is a sort of international migration.
• For example, when people move from one country to
another country within the South-African developmental
community, normally to search for work.

7. • Rural-urban migration: This is the movement of people
form rural areas to cities and towns, normally within the
same country.

8. • Urbanization: This is the result of rural-urban migration,
more people establish themselves in cities and towns.

9. • Urban-rural migration: This is the movement of people
out of cities and towns to rural areas.

10. • People can migrate permanently or semi-permanently.
• Permanent migration: This is when people change their
home forever.
• Semi-permanent migration: When people only change
their home for a short amount of time.
• For example, only for a year or two.

11. • Migration can be voluntary or forced.
• Voluntary migration: When people willingly choose to
migrate.
• Forced migration: This means that a person get forced
to migrate, normally because of religion and political
factors.

12. • This means that counties get more integrated and link
with one another, and that boarders between countries
become less important.
• Migration benefits from this.
• More and more people move within their country and
over international boarders.