Unit 2C Global citizenship and interdependence.
Location: Migration from Baja California in Mexico an LEDC to the California in the USA an MEDC
What does the case study show? Push and pull factors.
The impact of migration on rural areas.
How to prevent migration by improving rural areas
Introduction: Since the 1950s many Mexicans have migrated to California in the USA. It is a voluntary migration of people looking for a
better life. Around 2 million Mexicans a year try to enter the USA, some legally, most illegally.
Push Factors: Life in Baja California,
Pull Factors: Life in California, USA
Impact of migration on Baja California,
California is a rich state of the USA close to
Mexico
Mexico:
Baja California is a rural area of Mexico close the border with Mexico. People are pulled
 Most migrants are the young.
to the border with the USA. People are
towards this area because of:
 Lack of young people to work the
pushed away from this area because of:
 Better-paid jobs in agriculture or
land results in food shortages.
factories. An average wage of $25000
 Limited employment opportunities
 Lack of young people to have
mainly in low paid agriculture jobs.
 Access to better schools and health
families’ results in population decline.
An average wage of $4000
care. 99% can read. Life expectancy
 Money sent back by migrants helps
of 75.
 Lack of affordable services like
some families send a child to school.
schools and health care. 87% can
 Access to the bright lights of USA
read. Life expectancy of 70
cities like Los Angeles and San Diego Impact of migration on California, USA:
with their excellent social facilities.
 Limited food production due to
 Migrants take lowest paid jobs in
overgrazing, soil erosion and
 Better quality houses.
farming and construction vital to
overpopulation.
California. USA citizens do not want
 The chance to send money from a
 Poor quality houses.
these low paid jobs.
better paid job home to Baja
California, Mexico to help poorer
 Division of a families land amongst
 Illegal migrants cannot access
sons leaves each son with too little
relatives.
education or health or housing and so
land to live on.
live in ghettos.
 Illegal migrants do not pay tax.
Rural to urban migration in Mexico: Instead of moving to the USA many migrants in Mexico move from the countryside like Baja
California to cities in Mexico like Mexico City. The pull and push factors and the effects are the same as above.
Unit 2C Global citizenship and interdependence.
Many countries around the world try to slow down population growth within its country. China’s ‘one child policy’ is one such
approach. But what else can countries do to reduce natural increase?
The 3 factors that affect population growth:
What is the demographic transition model and why it is useful?
The human and physical factors that determine where people
live:
How population pyramids
show a MEDC
How population pyramids
show a LEDC
Unit 2C Global citizenship and interdependence.
How population pyramids
show an LEDC:
How population pyramids
show an MEDC:
The causes, policy detail and effects of the Chinese One Child
Policy: