Migration Lesson

Migration

Def: When people move from one place to another

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In one word, give me a reason why people Migrate?

Immigrant

Def: A person who moves to another place

Multiple Choice

BASED ON THE SLIDES, AN IMMIGRANT IS IDENTIFIED AS WHAT?

• 5 MILLION PEOPLE LEAVE THIER COUNTRY

• 29 MEN AND WOMEN MOVE TO DETROIT

• ONE PERSON STAYS HOME AND WATCHES NETFLIX

• A PERSON WHO MOVES TO ANOTHER PLACE

Types of Migration

Internal Migration: Moving within the same country

International/ External Migration: Moving from one country to another country

External Migration

Internal Migration

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Examples of Internal Migrati​on ​are​;

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Moving from Michigan to Miami

Moving from California to Texas

Moving around the corner from your house

Moving from Canada to France

Moving from Brazil to Russia

Moving to a new country

Main Reasons for Migration

●Economic- moves stemmed from economic gain
○New higher paying job, better education opportunities, cheaper cost of
living

Main Reasons for Migration

●Seasonal- periodic movements that correlate with climate

○Couples moving to Florida for the winter, Monarch Butterflies fly to Mexico for winter

Main Reasons for Migration

●Forced- coerced or forced movement away from original location

○ Fleeing an at war country, moving away after area was destroyed by a natural disaster, farmer
moving to a new location after a drought

1.

Identify one example of an economic migration.

2.

Identify one example of seasonal migration.

3.

Identify one example of forced migration.

Categorize

Options (15)

War

Natural disaster

Political persecution

Human trafficking

Environmental degradation

Civil unrest

Genocide

Job opportunities

Financial stability

Income inequality

Cost of living

Globalization

Trade policies

Moving to avoid snow

Long holiday visits

Organize these options into the right categories

Economic Migration

Forced Migration

Seasonal Migration

Popular Regions to settle in

●Near water

○Purposes of work, travel, access to resources

●Access to natural resources

○Able to use or sell resources for living, forests, mines,
etc.

●Open land to settle on

○Space, farming, building

●Populated cities

○access to cheaper living and more employment
opportunity

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Push Factors

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Circumstances that make people want to
LEAVE a place.

These are BAD Things!!

Pull Factors

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Circumstances that make people want to
COME TO a place.

These are GOOD Things!!

Categorize

Options (16)

Poverty

Unemployment

Political instability

Discrimination

Lack of education

Healthcare issues

Natural disasters

Conflict

Job opportunities

Better living conditions

Political stability

Equal opportunities

Access to quality education

Improved healthcare

Safe environment

Peaceful surroundings

Organize these options into the right categories

Push Factors

Pull Factors