Migration And Urbanisation
Overview
People have always moved, but never on today's scale. UN DESA estimated about 304 million international migrants in 2024, roughly 3.7 per cent of humanity, while UNHCR reported a record 123.2 million people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution at the end of 2024, around one in every 67 people on Earth. At the same time the world has crossed a historic line: by World Bank figures, about 57.7 per cent of people lived in towns and cities in 2024, up from roughly a third in 1950, and the UN projects close to 70 per cent by 2050.
Migration and urbanisation are two sides of one global story about where people live and why they move. This note shows you how to separate refugees from economic migrants, how to weigh personal, national and global views, how to argue genuinely two-sided debates such as whether migration helps host countries, and how to reason toward courses of action you could defend in a report or team project.
Objectives
- Explain why migration and urbanisation is an issue of global significance and describe its main causes and consequences.
- Compare personal, local/national and global perspectives on migration and urbanisation, with empathy and supporting evidence.
- Evaluate evidence, sources and arguments relating to migration and urbanisation, distinguishing fact, opinion, bias and vested interest.
- Develop a line of reasoning toward possible evidence-based courses of action on migration and urbanisation, and suggest report and team-project angles.
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- Which of these is the global perspective on migration? A. 'I left my village to find work in the capital.' B. 'Our city's schools are under pressure from newcomers.' C. 'Ageing rich nations and young poorer nations need a shared system for people to move and work.' D. 'My father works abroad and sends money home.' Answer: C
- A person forced to flee their country to escape war is best described as: A. An economic migrant B. A refugee C. A tourist D. A commuter Answer: B
- Which sentence about migration is an opinion rather than a fact? A. UN DESA estimated about 304 million international migrants in 2024. B. Immigration should always be reduced. C. Most forcibly displaced people are displaced within their own country. D. About 57.7 per cent of the world was urban in 2024 (World Bank). Answer: B
- A newspaper that campaigns against immigration runs one migrant's crime as a front page. As evidence that migration raises crime this is: A. Strong, because it is in a newspaper B. Weak: a single anecdote from a source with a vested interest C. A reliable statistic D. A government dataset Answer: B
- Which is a pull factor for migration? A. War in the home country B. Better job opportunities in the destination C. Drought destroying crops at home D. Persecution Answer: B
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