How do people migrate?
Part I. International travel in the age of the pandemic
From 2012 to 2020 (until COVID-19), more than 1 billion people used air transport to move around the world each year. The figure to the right, taken from WMR 2018 and based on data from the World Tourism Organization, shows a linear increase in international tourist arrivals from 1995 to 2016. This changed dramatically in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Use the data in Figure 2, and the information on the table to the right to complete the line graph below. On the graph, draw a line that reflects international air travel from 2010 to 2020. The x-axis should be marked by years. The y-axis should be marked by tourist arrivals.
Part II. Mobility Restrictions
Go to the webpage migration.iom.int and look at the section on ‘Travel Restrictions’ on the right of the webpage.
According to the area chart, what percent of country-to-country borders have entry restrictions by the end of February?
What percent of country-to-country borders had entry conditions?
According to the area chart, peak level entry restrictions worldwide occurred on approximately which date?
- Find the “Point of Entry Monitoring” section on the front page of the website and click ’Learn More.’ Navigate on the map so that you are seeing the countries of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. Using those four countries, provide the following information for any 4 ‘points of entry’ in those countries:
Vietnam
Location of Point of Entry:
Operational status:
Affected populations:
Duration:
Thailand
Location of Point of Entry:
Operational status:
Affected populations:
Duration:
Cambodia
Location of Point of Entry:
Operational status:
Affected populations:
Duration:
Laos
Location of Point of Entry:
Operational status:
Affected populations:
Duration:
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