Factors That Lead to Migration

Which thinking map would I need? Identify and explain the factors responsible for patterns of population.

Factors that lead to Migration Social Economic Environmental Religious Political

Factors that Lead to Migration Draw this graphic organizer on a blank sheet of paper. You will need to use the whole page. Factors that Lead to Migration Social Economic Political Environmental Religious Essential Question: Explain how the factors leading to migration impact migration patterns.

Factors that Lead to Migration Social: Social factors include anything that relates to culture and how people organize themselves into religious, ethnic or social groups. Economic: Economic factors include poverty, lack of job opportunities and lack of resources. Political: Political factors include government, laws, wars, and peoples’ rights. Environmental: Environmental factors include the seasons, changing temperatures, droughts, famine, or catastrophic events. Religious: Religious factors include persecution due to religion.

Station Directions As you move to each station complete the following steps 1. Read the entire station card. 2. Choose which factor you think the event fits into. 3. Write 2 short sentences explaining the event on your tree map in the correct section. 4. At the end of class Thursday answer the Essential Question at the bottom of your page.

Jewish Migrations As early as the Roman Empire most of Western European Jews were forced to leave Israel. Later during the Middle Ages the Jews faced persecution and discrimination from Christians. And then in 1290, England forced the Jews to leave. Shortly after that France and Spain also expelled the Jews or forced them to become Christians. Some Jews chose to stay and follow Christianity, however, many of them fled to Holland, Hungary, Poland, and Italy. Religious For hundreds of years Jews were persecuted in Western Europe and forced to leave their countries or join the Christian church.

Migration of Cubans Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba in 1959. He had guaranteed the people that he would create a democratic government where the people had rights and freedoms but instead he created a Communist dictatorship. The people of Cuba had no rights, the government controlled every aspect of life including what could be said on television and radio stations. Many Cubans fled to the United States to be a part of a democratic government where they would have freedom.

Refugees from Afghanistan After the Twin Towers were attacked in 2001 the United States declared war against terrorism and attacked Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Thousands of refugees from Afghanistan fled to escape the fighting. Many of them moved into Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. Within one year there were over 5 million refugees from Afghanistan living in Pakistan.

Hutu and Tutsi In the early 1990’s horrible fighting broke out in Central Africa between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes located in the countries of Burundi and Rwanda. The Hutu people group committed genocide (mass murder) against the Tutsi people in Rwanda. Fearing for their lives millions of Rwandans fled to nearby countries such as Tanzania and Zaire. Many of the refugees died in refugee camps from diseases.

Workers in Germany After the end of WWII many people living in Turkey (Turks) migrated to Germany to find jobs to rebuild the cities. Some returned to Turkey when the jobs were completed, however, many of immigrants remained in Germany. Even though they have lived in Germany for many decades the immigrants from Turkey still do not speak German, have access to below average education and are still not citizens of Germany.

Famine in Ireland In the early 1800’s most of Ireland relied on potatoes as their main food source. In the 1840’s the potato crop was destroyed by a disease. The people of Ireland could not eat the potatoes. This famine caused more than 1 million Irish to die of starvation. Due to this devastating famine many Irish migrated to America.

Drought in Africa In Africa, the Sahara Desert covers most of the northern region. Just south of the Sahara Desert is the Sahel region. This region has faced many devastating droughts that have been caused by many different environmental factors. Since many of the people are nomadic herders or subsistence farmers thousands of Africans have been forced to migrate in order to find usable soil and water for their livestock and crops.

Slavery Beginning in the 1500’s until the 1800’s, millions of people from Africa were captured and enslaved. They were forced into slavery in the West Indies, Brazil and North America. The slave trade became very profitable for Europeans and some Africans. Tribes in Africa would fight one another and sell their prisoners to the European slave traders for resources. Europeans and Americans made a lot of money by using slaves to work on plantations.

Native American Migration Immigrants that moved to North America from Europe began to move westward to claim more land. As they moved they forced Native American Indians off their lands. They were moved to lands that did not have as many resources and had harsh living conditions. Eventually, Native American tribes were forced onto reservations, sometimes even forced to live on the same reservations as their former enemies.

Syrian Refugees