1. Migration
L/O:
All: To describe what migration is with examples (D/E Grade)
Most: To explain the reasons why people migrate.(B/C Grade)
Some: To analyse how migration affects population change. (A Grade)
To Start:
Answer these questions:
WHO?
WHAT?
WHEN?
WHERE?
WHY?
Keywords:
Migration, Source country, migrant, host country,
push factors, pull factors, Voluntary, forced, temporary,
permanent

2. Migration
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another.
The movement may be just around a corner to a better house.
How many of you have ever moved house?
It may be from one part of the country to another in search of a job.
Start with question – how many of have ever moved house? Technically most people in this room have migrated at some stage or another!

3. When someone migrates (travels) each day to and from work and home
Discuss in your group and then match-up and complete these sentences in your book…
Migration is …
A commuter is…
International migration is…
A refugee is…
Rural to urban migration is…
When someone migrates (travels) each day to and from work and home
When people move abroad to live
When people move from one place to another
The movement of people from the countryside into the city to live
Someone who has been forced to move because of war or their home has been destroyed

4. Push Factors: that can force people to leave their own country
Why do people migrate?
Push Factors: that can force people to leave their own country
Pull Factors: that can attract people to a new country
Discuss as a class why people migrate, teacher can write in boxes if they wish.

5. Push Factors: that can force people to leave their own country
Task 1:
Copy these push and pull factors into your book
Rank the factors in order of importance
(1 being the most important) and then
Ext:
explain why you think that.
Push Factors: that can force people to leave their own country
- Natural Disasters
Low wages
Poor educational opportunities
Poor healthcare
War with another country
Civil war and lawlessness
Drought and famine
Pull Factors: that can attract people to a new country
- Hope of finding a job
Higher wages than at home
Better healthcare
Chance of a better education
A better standard of living
Family and friends may have moved there already
Lower level of crime, and safety from conflict.

6. Global Migration Map

9. Global Migration
Let’s look at the numbers of migrants for a few countries
USA UK
Brazil
India

10. People move (migrate) for positive (pull) & negative (push) reasons.
Class Migration
People move (migrate) for positive (pull) & negative (push) reasons.

11. In this task you will be shown a number of slides with different push and pull scenarios on them.
You need to read the scenarios and decide what you would do – Will you move? Will you stay put? Where will
you move to?
Teacher uses this activity as a way to question students and get them to explain the push and pull factors of each scenario.
You need to be prepared to give reasons for your decisions.

12. High mountains
Dense forest
Coal is discovered
Fertile farmland
&
Flatland for
settlement
Desert
River
Coal is discovered
Industry Started
Coal is discovered

13. High mountains
Dense forest
Town grows bigger
Fertile farmland
And flatland
For settlement
Desert
River
Coal mine develops
Industry Grows &
Jobs & Economy
Develop
Iron Ore Discovered

14. Trees cut down for fertile farmland and New settlement created
High mountains
Trees cut down for fertile farmland and
New settlement created
Town grows bigger More jobs created
Farmland nutrients
running out
Desert
River
Coal mine grows
Industry goes into
Decline –
some jobs are lost.
Iron Ore Running Out

15. University established in town
High mountains
Crops and livestock
successfully farmed
University established in town
Modern farming
Introduced -
Farmland becomes
fertile again.
Desert
River floods
Coal begins to run out
Industry moves away
from area –
high unemployment
Iron ore mine closes

16. Soil erosion due to deforestation Town grows bigger
High mountains
Soil erosion due to deforestation
Town grows bigger
Machines mean fewer workers are required to
work on farms.
Desert
River
Coal begins to run out
Shops, schools, leisure
Activities shut down.
No jobs

17. Area flooded for hydroelectric power scheme
High mountains
Area flooded for hydroelectric power scheme
More jobs and opportunities
Some land used for
Settlement – rest
Of land still for
Farming.
Oil is discovered in desert
River floods again
Finish with this question to discuss before they write the answer in books: How can migration effect population?
Coal runs out
Area developed by government –
jobs created, new housing built &
Leisure opportunities created.
No jobs

18. MIGRATION IN THE WORLD…
Plenary:
Answer this question:
How does the media influence
our view of immigrants?

19. Lets look at the L/Os to see how well you did.
Celebrate!
Lets look at the L/Os to see how well you did.
Can you?
All: To describe what migration is with examples (D/E Grade)
Most: To explain the reasons why people migrate.(B/C Grade)
Some: To analyse how migration affects population change. (A Grade)
Write a comment under today's work to say:
What level you reached.
What went well
Why
What could be improved.