Migration
You will be able to “explain how
political, economic, social and
environmental push and pull factors
and physical geography affect the
routes and flows of human
migration.” TEKS 7b
Basics of Migration
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Pull and push factors
International or internal
Voluntary or forced
Affects both receiving and sending
places
Push and Pull Factors
 Pulls: economic opportunity, natural
resources, climate, freedom
 Pushes: war or conflict, natural
disaster, population pressure
 Political or economic trends
 Changes in career
Immigrants in thousands to USA &
….
For Each Continent
How does migration affect the
countries from which migrants
originate and enter? Lets
discuss this….
Road to Urbanization- an internal
migration story….
 Nomad to river (domestication of
plants and animals
 Rural to urban ( industrialization)
 Urban to suburb- (cars, interstates,
medical advancements, technology)
 Urban to rural- (improve quality of
life, technology)
 Suburbs to urban (gentrification,
globalization)
ESPN note taking-your new style!
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P
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ESPN note takingEconomic- jobs,
standard of living,
poverty, technology,
agriculture
Social- education, language,
religion, women’s rights, ethnic
persecutions, class struggles,
newspapers, population concerns
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Political- government
policies, citizens
rights, wars
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eNvironmental- climate,
vegetation, natural
catastrophes, tectonic
Instructions
 Read at least 4 “Case Studies” of
migration. Take notes in ESPN style