Human Geography:
migration
Human Geography
The study of people, their
cultures, and their distribution
across Earth’s surface.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Student Expectations:
(1)A History. trace characteristics of various
contemporary societies in regions that resulted from
historical events or factors such as invasion, conquests,
colonization, immigration and trade;
(4)C Geography explain ways in which human
migration influences the character of places and regions.
Essential Question:
What reasons cause people
to migrate to different
areas?
Migration
The movement of people from
one area to another. Generally
refers to a permanent move by
people to a new location.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
immigration
Migration of people into a
new country or area.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
Yahoo Kids Dictionary
emigration
Migration of people out of a
country or area.
push factors
Those events that push people
to move out of their old
location.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
pull factors
The attractions that lure migrants
to a new location.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
social factors
How people organize into
groups, such as religious
groups.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
religious persecution
Unfair treatment of an
individual or group of people
because of religious
differences.
Source: Our World Today
ethnic persecution
Unfair or hateful treatment of a
person or group of people
because of racial, tribal, national,
linguistic or cultural differences.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
environmental factors
Migration caused by seasons, or
natural destruction by storms,
volcanoes, earthquakes or human
disasters like chemical or radiation
pollution.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
forced migration
when groups of people are
uprooted and forced to move
out by another group of
people.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
physical barriers
Migrating people generally avoid
natural barriers like mountains,
deserts and dense forests.
Source: Mastering the TEKS in World Geography
World Population growth video link
Sources
New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Civilization
TEA Vocabulary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Yahoo Kids Dictionary http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=political+science
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