• Objective: SWBAT identify causes for migration.
• Warm-up: Complete the Frayer chart below.
STANDARD
OF LIVING
1. Definition  the
quantity and quality of
goods and services
2. Characteristics of
countries with a high
standard of living:
3. Sketch
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
10/3
Cover Page/Map
21
10/6
Regions
22
10/13
Immigration - Political
23
10/14
Immigration - Economic
24
10/15
Migration
25
Directions: Get a fresh page and title it “Immigration
– Economic”
Get a second fresh page and title it “Migration”
Directions:
1. Create two new fresh pages, one called
“Immigration – Economic” and one called
“Migration.”
2. On your page titled “Immigration – Economic”
we will tape in your stuff from yesterday.
3. On your page titled “Migration” we will tape in
today’s activities.
Migration!
The movement of people
within a country or region.
For example, moving
from Miami, Florida to
Houston, Texas
Example – Push Factors
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In your town there is currently a drug war. Local
gangs are killing each other daily. As a result of the
war you don’t have a job, crime has increased, and
many of your friends have joined the fight. In order
to provide money and safety for your family you
decide to pack up and move to a neighboring state
to avoid the war and destruction.
Example – Pull Factors
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You receive a series of text messages from a friend
about all the wonderful things in Houston. They
have great jobs, big houses, low crime, a strong
economy, and cheap products. This is much better
than what you find in your town in the Midwest so
you decide to move to Houston in hopes of
achieving the American Dream.
Why do people migrate
within a country?
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PUSH FACTORS
Economic Recession
Economic Depression
Disasters
Crime
High Cost of Living
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PULL FACTORS
Family
Economic Opportunity
Better Education
Safety
Low Cost of Living
Economic Push Factors
• Recession – a period of decline in
business activity.
• Depression – a long period of
decline in business activity with
rising levels of unemployment.
Directions
1. Go to www.wgh09.wikispaces.com
- click 2nd six weeks
- Or go to the S:) Student drive – Student Read
Only – Orso Folder
- Open the file called Migration – 09
2. Use this power point to complete the worksheet
3. Skip number 7 and number 8.
Example – Urbanization
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You and your family are currently farmers in a
rural area. Farming doesn’t allow you to make
much money. You hear that in the city there are
many good paying jobs and very nice houses and
schools so you pack up the family, sell the farm,
and move to the big city in hopes of finding a
good job in a factory in the city.
Urbanization
The dramatic rise in the number of
cities and the changes in lifestyle
that result (movement of people
from rural areas to urban areas)
Why Did Urbanization
Occur?
• The Industrial Revolution transformed the United
States from a rural, agricultural nation to an
urban, industrial nation.
• When big factories and lots of jobs became
available in the city, many citizens migrated from
rural areas to urban centers.
Example – Urban to Suburban
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The invention of the car allows you to live further away
from where you work. Because of this you decide to
move to the newly created Suburbs around the city. In the
suburbs you can find better schools, cheaper houses, less
crime, and less taxes. So you pack up your family and
move from downtown to the suburbs to go to better
schools and buy a bigger house.
Urban to Suburban Migration
(Suburbanization)
• What are the suburbs?
–A political unit or community
connected economically with,
and surrounding, the central
city
–Example: Jersey Village, Sugarland,
and Tomball are suburbs of Houston.
Urban to Suburban Migration
Beginning in the 1940’s large
numbers of people began
migrating from cities to
surrounding suburbs.
What pull and push factors
could be responsible for this
migration?
Technology affects Migration
Irrigation
A/C
• The invention of air conditioning in 1902
and the widespread use of irrigation
opened up many hot and dry regions of
the U.S. for increased migration and
settlement.
Henry Ford and the Model T in 1921
Technology affects Migration
• The invention of automobile mass
production by Henry Ford made the
U.S. and Canada more mobile. People
could now live further away from work
and began to move to the suburbs.
• Increased mobility led to Urban Sprawl
–Poorly planned development that
spreads a city’s population over a
wider and wider geographic area
Example – Urban to Rural
Migration
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The development of the Internet allows you to create a
home office where you can email, fax, telephone, and
teleconference from the comfort of your own home.
Additionally, this allows you to live where ever you want.
So you decide to move from your expensive urban home
to a more affordable home in rural areas while working
from home.
The newest migration pattern is…
Urban to Rural
Migration
Technology (like the internet)
allows people to work from
home.
– This allows people to live
anywhere they want.
People can now
have a home office
Regional Differences
Example – Political Differences
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A local election adopts a new law that you don’t
like (banning cell phones and the internet for
people under the age of 18). Many people in your
city like the new law so there’s not much chance
to change it. In order to escape the new law and
the political ideas of the majority, you decide to
move to a city that shares your political views.
Political Differences
• Political Ideas – some people move based on
political views.
• Example – the NE is more liberal (Democrats),
the south is more conservative (Republicans).
Example – Tax Differences
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A new tax law has been created that requires you to pay an
additional $300.00 a month in taxes to the state
government. Your family cannot afford to pay these
additional taxes and their existing bills (like electricity, food,
gas, rent…). You hear about a neighboring state that pays
very low taxes. You figure out that you and your family can
save $400.00 a month in taxes by moving to the other state.
So you and your family move to the new state to save
money.
Tax Differences
• Taxes – Some states pay both the
federal income tax and a state
income tax while others do not.
• Example – Texas has no state
income tax, while New York City
has a 10.5% combined State and
Local income tax rate
Texas
0% Tax
up to
0% Tax
10.5%
Tax
New
York
Example – Climate Differences
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You and your friends are all getting very old and don’t like shoveling
snow and slipping on the ice every winter. You all decided that you
would like to live in a city with a warmer climate. After studying
several climographs to determine the average temperature during the
winter months for several different cities, you and your friends decide
that Miami, Fl is the right place. It has very warm winters with
absolutely NO snow! You sell your house and buy a new apartment
on the beach in Miami. You have officially traded in your winter coat
for a new swimsuit!!
Climate Differences
• Climate – Retiring citizens often move to Southern
states for a warmer climate
• Example – Moving from New York to Florida.
Chicago Winter
Miami Winter
Example – Economic (Job)
Differences
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You and your family grew up in Detroit. You love the city
but you haven’t had a job for the last 8 months. You need
a job soon so you can pay rent, buy groceries, and keep
the electricity on. Your wife receives an email from an old
friend in Houston, TX who tells you she is hiring some
new employees. You hop on the plane for an interview.
You get the job and move your family to H-Town!
Economic Differences
Jobs – People will
move where the best
jobs are found
Example: People
moving from Detroit,
Michigan to Houston,
Tx in search of jobs
Economic Differences
Cities in the Northeast (like Detroit) are losing
jobs. While cities in the South (like Houston)
are gaining jobs.
Moving away from Detroit...Moving to Houston
Detroit’s Economy
Houston’s Economy
Unemployment = 29%
Unemployment = 3.8%
Household Income = $29,109
Household Income = $40,285
Pop. Change (since 2000) -11.9%
Pop. Change (since 2000) +19%
Rust Belt vs.
(Northeast)
Old Industries
Sun Belt
(South)
New Industries
So how do Regional
Differences impact migration?
Northeast
& Midwest
South
South
People are moving
from the Northeast &
Midwest to the South
Detroit Population Changes over time
• Detroit Population Change Website!
• Current population (2008) is only
912,062
• Detroit Video