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AP Human Geography
Unit 2 – Population and Migration
Topic 2.12
What two historical events best demonstrate the effects of political instability on migration?
Potato Famine causing Irish emigration to America(1845 -1852)& Great Depression triggering Dust Bowl migrations in USA(1930s).
California Gold Rush triggering mass movement Westward(1848–1855)& Cuban wave immigration to USA during Mariel boatlift (1980).
Industrial Revolution in England triggering rural-urban migration(18th Century)& Chinese Urbanization post Economic Reform(1978-present).
Syrian Refugee Crisis due to Civil War (2011 ongoing) & Vietnamese Boat People escaping post-war Communist rule(1975).
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