1. What do you see in the
picture?
2. How does this illustrate
the diversity found in
Houston?
Is Houston becoming more
or less diverse?
4. Explain your answer.
In Houston, America's Diverse Future Has Already Arrived -- NPR

2. Push and Pull Factors for Migration
We will analyze push and pull factors for migration using scenario cards and a chart.

3. Migration is Global
Why does the USA have so many immigrants when compared to the other countries?
Source: United Nations Population Division. Trends in Total Migrant Stock, Revision. p 11.

4. Push Factors Push factor—causes people to leave a place.
Think about what would cause you to break up with someone …normally negative characteristics.

5. Pull Factors Pull factor—draws or attracts people to a place.
Think about what attracts you to a cute boy or girl…normally nice features.

6. E, S, P, N ECONOMIC ECONOMIC
Characteristics that have to do with the production, development and management of material wealth of a country, household or business enterprise.
State Control of Trade/Industry
Agriculture/Industry Importance
Labor Systems
Levels of Technology
Money Systems

7. E, S, P, N
SOCIAL
Characteristics that have to do with the way people live together in communities or similarly organized groups.
Family Structure
Gender Relations-Roles of Women, Children
Social classes-slavery
Entertainment
Dress
Religion
Education
Language
Lifestyle
SOCIAL

8. E, S, P, N POLITICAL POLITICAL
Characteristics that have to do with the structures and affairs of government, politics and its institutions, or politicians.
Structure
War
Treaties
Courts/Laws
Leaders
Citizen Participation

9. E, S, P, N
NATURAL
Characteristics that have to do with the earth, its features and the distribution of those features.
Location
Physical Characteristics
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Spatial Diffusion of Physical Features
NATURAL

10. Push and Pull Factors for Migration
Set up your notes, leave plenty of space:
Push Factors
Pull Factors
E (economic)
S (social)
P (political)
N (nature)

11. Scenarios You and your partner will receive a scenario card.
Read it and move to the push or pull side of the room.
Then decide if the factor is economic, social, political or nature and post your card under that symbol.
After each pair has posted its card, move about the room, taking notes on your chart.

12. Push and Pull Factors for Migration
Push Factors
Pull Factors
E (economic): unemployment, poverty
E (economic): better jobs, available jobs
S (social) high crime, bad education, oppressive society.
S (social)
Better education, religious freedom, good health care.
P (political)
War, no freedom, no voting, fear of the government.
Freedom, voting rights, peace.
N (nature)
Famine, drought, extreme climate, no natural resources.
N (nature) nice climate, good resources, less pollution.
Examples of Economic
Examples of Social
Examples of Political
Examples of Natural

13. Processing
You have a friend at another school (Watkins, Thornton, another HS). Send him/her a text message to convince him/her of two reasons they should leave their school (PUSH FACTORS) and two reasons to move to our school (PULL FACTORS).
*YES, YOU CAN/SHOULD USE YOUR “LOL, G2G, OMG, TOTES, &, B/C, etc”