D EMOGRAPHICS & P OPULATION T RENDS : ALL A BOUT THE #’ S Movement of People (Learning Goal 2): Explain how population and settlement patterns are affected by migration, urbanization, transportation and the availability of resources. (TEKS/SE’s 6b/7b)

R EVIEW : R EFER BACK TO LG 1 IN YOUR ISN Essential Question #1: Historically, what are the 2 features that have influenced the size and distribution of settlements? Human Features Physical Features Give Examples of Each: Human- Infrastructure (such as??), economic & political systems and services (such as??) Physical-agriculture/food, favorable climate, access to water

E SSENTIAL Q UESTION #2: W HAT ARE THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE CAUSED CHANGES TO SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ? Availability of resources Water and natural resources Transportation Railroads (Trans-Continental, Trans-Siberian, Amtrak)- movement of resources Streets-Growth of suburbia Economic Activities People move to areas with economic opportunities 49 Gold Rush, Midland-Odessa, Central Texas (Austin), India, Amazonian Rainforest, Eastern Europe to Western Europe Urbanization Movement of people from rural to urban areas WHAT PUSHES PEOPLE FROM RURAL TO URBAN AREAS??

E CONOMIC A CTIVITIES Primary Reliance of raw materials/natural resources Such as: Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Fishing Secondary Movement to Industry Raw Materials to Manufactured Goods Tertiary Service Industry Law, Retail, Restaurant, Police, Medical, Finance Quaternary Information Processing Education, Research, Government, Libraries, IT

E SSENTIAL Q UESTION #3: H OW DO PUSH - PULL FACTORS & G EOGRAPHY AFFECT MIGRATION ? LG 2 Activity Use your assigned student # to find your city assignment. Find online maps which fit each category on the instructions sheet. Social, Political, Economic, Environmental Create 4 maps which address each category. Follow instruction sheet carefully. Lastly, research your city’s history carefully. Locate 3 events or factors which either pushed or pulled population from/to your city and why.