1. A Standard at a Time: Understanding World Geography Reporting Category #2: Geography WG.07B
WG.7.B explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration
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YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
May, 2012

2. PUSH PULL FACTORS What are the patterns of people leaving a place or going to a place?
WG.7.B explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration
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YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

3. Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know?
Push Factor
Political
Economic
Social
Environmental
Pattern
Flow
Migration
Pull Factor

4. What is this image saying about why people move?
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5. Are these political, economic, social, or environmental factors?
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6. What makes people leave a place?
Which is a
political reason?
economic reason?
social reason?
environmental reason?
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PUSH FACTORS
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7. What makes people move to place?
Which is a
political reason?
economic reason?
social reason?
environmental reason?
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PULL FACTORS
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8. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
An Irish citizen during this period might have considered leaving his homeland. This factor would be classified as
A a pull factor, since he is moving abroad.
B a push factor, since he is avoiding the famine.
C a variable factor, since he is unaffected by the famine.
D an unexpected result of laissez-faire policies.
1846- Famine Relief Administrator Charles Trevelyan ordered the closing of the food depots in Ireland that had been selling Peel's Indian corn. He also rejected another boatload of Indian corn already headed for Ireland. His reasoning, as he explained in a letter, was to prevent the Irish from becoming "habitually dependent" on the British government. His openly stated desire was to make "Irish property support Irish poverty.”-- The Great Hunger, The History Place
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9. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
Which of the following would best complete the list?
F economic opportunity
G natural disasters
H higher local taxes
J economic depression
PULL FACTORS
Religious freedom
A politically stable government
Good schools ?
Questions created by: YISD Social Studies Instructional Team

10. What are the patterns of people moving?
SOURCE: B A
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If you have an opportunity like A, and you live in B, what might you do? Would others, too? How is that a pattern?

11. What are the patterns of people moving?
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B Protesters gather to raise their objections to the French laws (Laicité) governing secularism and the present debate on Islamic practices in France at Place de République in Paris on April 2, The groups participating in the rally object to what they consider a false discussion on cultural aspects of Islam that incites Islamaphobia and stigmatization of Muslims living here in France. Photo by ©Will Crabb
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A Middle East women in Paris accompanied by male relative.
What changes when people move?
What conflicts might emerge?
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12. What are the patterns of…
Why people leave a place?
Why people go to a place?
What changes when people go to a place?
What conflicts arise?
Questions created by: YISD Social Studies Instructional Team

13. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
Immigrants from the Middle East were motivated to move to France by which pull factor?
A economic opportunities
B civil war
C oppressive governments
D natural disasters
Recent immigration to France has caused cultural issues to arise. What is the basis of the conflict?
F Immigrants from England and the U.S. insist on changing the official language to English.
G Cultural habits of Muslims from Africa and the Middle East are viewed as inconsistent with French values.
H Immigrants from Argentina and Peru are learning French more proficiently than the local French.
J The French blame the immigrants for a series of natural disasters.
Questions created by: YISD Social Studies Instructional Team

14. Talk to each other, and then talk to me…
WG.7.B explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration.
What are the patterns of people leaving a place or going to a place?
Use the word wall words to answer.

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