1. Migration #2

2. Why do people migrate? Give 4 reasons. Materials: -Vocabulary List
Do Now
Materials:
-Vocabulary List
- Migration #1
Why do people migrate?
Give 4 reasons.

3. Human Geog 2.3.B: Examine the effects of refugees, asylum seekers, and internal displaced persons on migration.
Objective: Students will be able to identify major push and pull factors in migration through analyzing an article.

4. Agenda Do Now (10 mins) Scenarios (10 mins) Vocabulary Update (5 mins)
Push and Pull Factors (10 mins)
Central American Youth (40 mins)
Migration Map ( 20 mins)
Immigrant Interview Project (10 mins)
Exit Slip (10 mins)

5. Scenarios: Six minutes to finish, then recap. Can work together.

6. Vocabulary Update
Push factors: The conditions and perceptions that help a migrant decide to leave a place. These are very clear to the migrant.
Pull factors: The conditions and perceptions that attract a migrant to a place. Often, the perceptions are vague and mostly positive.
Voluntary migration: Occurs after a migrant weighs options, and makes a choice to migrate.
Forced migration: An authority or power produces an involuntary movement. The migrant does not make a choice to move.

7. Push and Pull Factors in Voluntary Migration.
Five Major Push and Pull factors:
Economic Conditions
Political Conditions
Environmental Conditions
Armed Conflict and Civil War
Social / Cultural

8. - intolerance against: religion, sexuality, language, traditions, etc.
Economic Political Environmental Armed conflict/ Civil War Social /Cultural
Push
-Unemployment
- Low pay
- poverty
- oppressive rulers
- lack of freedom
- exile
- corruption
- inequality
-pollution
-natural disasters
-climate change
-famine
-drought
- violence and death
-Destruction of homes
- intolerance against: religion, sexuality, language, traditions, etc.
Pull
-jobs
-higher pay
- can send money back home. (remittances)
-political freedom
- equality
-civil rights
-protection
-safety
-health
- protection and safety
- shelter
- tolerance and acceptance
- family -reunification.

9. Article
Pre Annotations.
Group reading. Get ready to read.

10. Map
Use your annotations and knowledge to map the route that the Central American youth use to get to the United States. You may use your ipad for help.
Necessary Labels:
- Title
-Countries and States: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Tamaulipas, United States, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California.
-Arrows showing the directions traveled
- Areas where “push factors” occur
- Areas where “pull factors” come from.

11. Exit Slip
In one paragraph, please explain how “push factors” and “ pull factors” influence a person’s desire to migrate.
Which factors do you believe are the most important in a person’s decision to migrate?