Where and Why Do People Move? Crash Course Geography #32

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People have been migrating and transplanting since before recorded history, and understanding the reasons why people migrate can help explain some of the cultural, economic, and political patterns we see around the world. Today, we’re going to mostly focus on the Indian diaspora, which is the largest in the world with over 18 million people of Indian descent living outside of India. And through this lens, we’ll teach you about many different types of voluntary and involuntary migration throughout history and around the world.

SOURCES
Migration
Getis, Bjelland, and Getis. Introduction to Geography, 15 ed. McGraw-Hill Education. 2017. ISBN: 978-1-259-57000-1
Gregory, Derek, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael Watts, and Sarah Whatmore, eds. 2009. The Dictionary of Human Geography. 5th ed. Willey-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3288-6
www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/int…
UN Migration Data Sets: migrationdataportal.org/?i=stock_abs_&t=2017&m=1

India
www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/india/
economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/migrate/at-18-mil…
www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/commonwealth/eura…
data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS?…
www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/04/08…

Trinidad
www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/trinidad-…
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/trinidad-and-tobago-…
scholar.library.miami.edu/emancipation/trade2.htm
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/…
www.caribbean-atlas.com/en/themes/waves-of-coloniz…

Persian Gulf
www.mei.edu/publications/india-gulf-migration-test…
www.livepopulation.com/country/qatar.html
www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-data-hu…
www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/global-r…
www.orfonline.org/research/twin-crises-gulf-implic…

East (and South) Africa
www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/final-an-over…
idsa.in/africatrends/indian-diaspora-in-africa-a-p…
www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/06/15-facts-about-the-…

Refugees
www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html
www.un.org/en/global-issues/refugees
www.dezeen.com/2015/11/23/refugee-camps-cities-of-…
popstats.unhcr.org/en/overview
www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/statistics/
migrationdataportal.org/themes/migrant-deaths-and-…
www.internal-displacement.org/database
www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seek…

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All Comments (20)
  • @storm1968eu
    i keep on being amazed how good this series of crash course geography is: very informative, balanced, to the point, comprehensible and stacked with relevant examples.
  • @diwanumam1507
    Migration and refugee situations throughout history can be an amazing entire series.
  • Wasn't expecting my home country to Pop up in Crash Course. Have a lot of Indian family and friends though third generation mixed myself 🇹🇹
  • @VanaeCavae
    Thank you for showing this. I am a Singaporean of Indian descent. My ancestors left South Asia (India) and settled in South East Asia (Singapore) in the 19th century.
  • @pg2826
    How is diaspora determined and how far back in time does it go? For example why is the British moving to overtake North America, Australia, New Zealand etc. not considered a diaspora?
  • @kingston872
    This push pull factors follows the Evert Lee Model (1966). In addition to push and pull factors there are also intervening obstacles like distance from the area of destination area, strict migration policies and dangerous water.
  • @rizkyfajar2393
    I love crash course geography so much...... You always bring us new insight and konwledge
  • @WishyWashyMF
    I have a global history test this week, thank you so much this helped a bunch :D
  • @Marshano100
    You are talking about my ancestors, from Suriname 🇸🇷
  • @DK-DYL
    Thank you for covering our little country Trinidad and its colonial history.
  • I really appreciate your work! It has great key ideas of migration that inspire me for doing a project with my students :)
  • @BKBorn83
    What wasn't covered was why Trinidad didn't just use the formerly enslaved for labor.
  • @BlinkSh0t
    Anybody from TRINIDAAAAAD?! Also...Pronouncing Tobago properly. 🔥🔥🔥
  • @SagaciousEagle
    I demand more story on the rats. I love rats, mice, hamsters, they give me peace, keep me calm and composed.
  • @kellbing
    I love that you have pet rats. They are the best pets I have ever had!
  • @jayayerson8819
    I know you have to simplify for time, but as a member of the Indian diaspora, I feel it's only appropriate to mention that India is less like a country and more like 3 historic empires in a trench coat.