Migration The movement of people to a new area or country To migrate means to relocate, resettle, move, depart, emigrate
Activity 1 1. On a blank page n your notebook, create a concept map with these headings: - different groups of people who have moved over time - how people moved over time - anything of interest 2. View the rolling power point 3. Discuss your answers
Where did the other students and their families from your class come from and why did they move? On the A4 world map provided, shade in with a colouring in pencil where the other students and their families have come from When you are all done, this map shows all the different countries of origin of all your class mates Now give your map a title and include a key
Why people move? People move all the time Sometimes it is voluntary , sometime it is forced There are many causes of the movement of people They include: Population pressure Poor infrastructure Inadequate job opportunities Limited educational opportunities Poor health care Ecological problems Natural disasters Political unrest Poor standard of living Bad climate Family Freedom Opportunity for great wealth Opportunity to improved standard of living Higher wages Educational opportunities Varied employment opportunities Good climate Good future prospect Better health care Higher standard of living Political stability
Causes can be both positive and negative Negative Causes are Positive Causes are
Negative cause of movement or a push factor A PUSH factor is a condition that drives or forces the movement of people away from their homes
Positive cause of movement or pull factor A pull factor is a condition that attracts or encourages the movement of people to a place.
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Reasons why people move - categories Economic – to do with the economy, making money Political – to do with the government politics and their policies, infrastructure and laws Social – to do with society, opportunities, family, how people live Environmental – to do with the state of the environment, the weather
Activity 2 1. Draw up a table 2. Decide which headings to place the following reasons. (hint: some may go under two headings) Be prepared to justify your choices…… Economic Political Social Environmental unemployment/higher employment high/low crime lack of/better services fertile land lack of safety and security more wealth poor/good quality of life political security crop failure freedom drought/flooding family poverty labour shortage forcible removal available land punishment increase/decrease population safer atmosphere poor infrastructure health care educational opportunities