March 31, 2006
If I Was Not a Professor, I'd Be...
...a cartographer (1), newspaper columnist (2), or small business owner (3). And, if I were a cartographer, I'd want to do cool things like develop the following technology.
Legend - Territory size shows the relative levels of net immigration in all territories (immigration less emigration).
Richer territories tend to experience net immigration (greater immigration than emigration). Just under half of the 200 territories mapped currently experience net immigration. Those territories with net emigration (greater emigration than immigration) have size zero on this map. Regions experiencing the highest net immigration are North America, Western Europe and the Middle East. Together these three regions account for 79.5% of world net immigration. The United States alone receives 37.1% of the world net total.
The above map is from Worldmapper which is a very cool website. From the website, "Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest."
Posted by richlee at March 31, 2006 06:53 AMCanada's migration rate per capita is among the highest in the world and immigration to Canada is becoming central to the country's population growth.
Check out this article about it: http://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-critical-for-population-growth.html