Types of Migration

Start with the terms

The flashcards in Migration Terms and Definitions introduce words such as origin, destination, emigrant and immigrant. They provide a starting point for reading the mind maps and thinking about how the resources describe movement from one place to another.

The Migration flashcards also include terms such as migrant, refugee and asylum seeker. Comparing the wording across the decks can help you pay attention to how each term is used.

Explore types and categories

The Migrants categories mind map brings together economic migrants, student migrants, highly skilled migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. It also touches on rights assigned to different categories. Use it to look at how the categories are presented alongside one another.

The mind map on people on the move includes reasons for migration and types such as individual and organized migration. International Migration offers flashcard questions about UK migrant status and reasons for European migration. These resources give you different ways to approach the topic: through categories, descriptions and questions.

Connect past and present

Migration in the past and present looks at movement in the past, including a shift toward settled life associated with agriculture. Migration: a global question considers the varied circumstances in which migration occurs and discusses refugees. Another mind map on migration as a global question includes coexistence in destination countries, relationships between nationals and foreigners, women and migration, and transnational families.

Use the quiz with the maps

The quiz asks about transit migration, migrant rights and mixed-migration flows. After exploring the maps, use its questions to check how you understand these ideas, then return to the relevant resources for another look.

Together, these materials form the Types of Migration section of the Migration unit in Sociology. Try the quiz, then choose a mind map to explore further.