Part 1: Migration
LT:
● I can explain migration patterns in the modern era at a range
of scales, local to global.
● I can explain the characteristics, reasons, and obstacles of
migration.
HW: Study for units 1 & 2 exam (this Thursday!)
Why do people migrate?
Turn and Talk:
1.What might cause your family to have to
leave your country?
2.What might cause your family to want to
move to another country or state?
Why do people migrate? (continued)
Push Factors: Why people leave a place (Emigrate)
- Ex: Loss of jobs, home destroyed by natural disaster, lack
of religious institutions, war, lack of money, etc.
Pull Factors: Why people come to a place
(Immigrate)
- Ex: Job opportunities, closer to family, better schools and
healthcare, better climate, religious freedom.
Three types of Push and Pull Factors:
1. Environmental (the #1 Reason for refugee migration)
2. Economic
3. Political
*Most long-distance migrants are young single males.
*Percentages of women and children are increasing.
Absorption: The gain of population due to
migration over time.
Dispersion: The loss of population over time
due to migration.
Global Migration Patterns
Which countries have
the greatest amount of
Immigrants? red
Which countries have
the greatest amount of
emigrants? blue
#1
Destination
Activity:
Ravenstein and Migration
Ernest Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration
Who is Ernest Ravenstein?
- A German-English geographer and cartographer.
- Wrote 7 original “Laws” to understand
migration.
The 7 Original Laws
1) Most migrants only proceed a short distance, and toward centers of
absorption.
2) As migrants move toward absorption centers, they leave "gaps" that are filled
up by migrants from more remote districts, creating migration flows that reach
to "the most remote corner of the kingdom."
3) The process of dispersion is inverse to that of absorption.
4) Each main current of migration produces a compensating counter-current.
5) Migrants proceeding long distances generally go by preference to one of the
great centers of commerce or industry.
6) The natives of towns are less migratory than those of the rural parts of the
country.
7) Females are more migratory than males.
The 7 Original Laws: easier to understand
1) Most migrant only a short distance
2) If Tim moves from the BURBS to the BIG CITY, this house will be empty. BUT
Josephine want to move to the BURBS from the FARM. Gap filled.
3) The process of dispersion also happens/ is opposite to that of absorption.
4) Counter migration occurs.
5) Migrants going long distances generally go to cities
6) People from farming regions are more likely to migrate than those from cities.
7) Females are more migratory than males. (But young males are more likely to
leave their home countries)
Migrant Story #1
Video:
"Philippines: Have Degree, Will Travel"
Think about possible push and pull factors
What Ravenstein’s law would fit this
situation the most?
Your Task:
1.With your partner, read each migration
story.
2. Identify the Push factors and the Pull factors.
3. Identify which Ravenstein’s law best fits each
scenario.
Now it’s YOUR turn!
In your group:
- Your task is to create and write a migration
story of your own!
- Your story must include push and pull factors.
- You must also list which Ravenstein’s law your
story would be identified with.
Kahoot Unit 2!
Part 2: Migration
LT: I can explain migration patterns in the modern era at a range of scales, local
to global.
- I can explain the characteristics, reasons, and obstacles of migration.
- I can explain how the evolution of transportation and communication affects
rural, urban, and suburban development.
3.2: Three Main Eras of Immigration
1.17th & 18th Centuries
- Northern & Western Europe and Africa
1.Mid 19th - early 20th Century
- Southern & Eastern Europe
1.Late 20th- early 21st Century
- Asia and Latin America.
Three Main Eras of Immigration
What obstacles do immigrants face?
Documented Immigrants: Immigrants who enter the country legally.
- Quotas restrict the number of legal immigrants to the U.S.
Undocumented Immigrants: Immigrants who enter the country
illegally.
- Primarily in the U.S. to hold jobs that pay more than in their home
country.
What obstacles do Immigrants face?
Education:
- Education levels are lower than U.S. average, but
higher than their originating countries.
- Language
Undocumented Immigrants (3.8)
- Many who cannot enter the US legally
enter illegally.
- Often left working undesirable jobs.
- Few children are considered
undocumented.
(born in U.S. = legal/ documented)
Assimilation (cover content here)
Kenyan uses native
language, working in
u.s.
test quesiton
Which states have the
largest numbers of
undocumented
immigrants?
California and Texas.
But, Nevada has the highest
percentage of undocumented
immigrants.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/12053518/ns/us_news-life/t/americas-illegal-immigrantswho-are-they/
Types of Migration
International Migration: Permanent movement
from one country to another.
Internal Migration: Permanent movement within
the same country. Two Types:
A. Interregional Migration (3.3)
B. Intraregional Migration (3.4)
A. Interregional Migration (3.3)
Permanent movement from one region of the country to
another.
Migration between regions of the United States:
- Westward movement of the U.S. population
- Shifting U.S. population center
Population Center: The average location of everyone in the
country. “center population gravity”
U.S. Population Center:
- Migrated West and
slightly South of the
Mississippi River.
B.Intraregional Migration (3.4)
Def: The movement within one region
Ex: Moving from cities to suburb or rural areas
- Motivator is usually lifestyle reasons vs. jobs
- Result of transportation technology (cars, trains, buses)
- Counterurbanization: Net migration from urban to rural
areas.
Intraregional Migration in the United States
Migration between
cities, suburbs, and
non-metropolitan
areas in the U.S. in
2010.
*Intraregional migration has slowed during the early
21st Century as a result of severe depression.
What areas have
the most Inmigration?
What areas have
the most OutMigration?
Why do you think
this is?