Power Point Slides to Accompany Lesson 1

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Source National Geographic Available Online.
Retrieved at http//ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ng
m/0603/feature2/images/mp_download.2.pdf
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MIGRATION

• Migration The act of moving from one place to
  another with the intent to live in another place
  permanently or for a longer period of time.

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf
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Forced vs. Voluntary Migration

• Forced migration When people have no choice and
  are forced to move. Forced migration is also
  called involuntary migration.
• Voluntary migration When people choose to move.
  People choose to migrate if they think the
  benefits (advantages) of moving will be greater
  than the costs (disadvantages).

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf
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Immigration vs. Emigration

• Immigration Migration to a place in order to
  settle there
• Emigration Migration from a place to settle in
  another place

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf
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Push vs. Pull Factors

• Push factors Negative reasons for wanting to
  leave a place (emigrate). Examples of push
  factors are a lack of food or water, natural
  disasters, a lack of jobs, and wars.
• Pull factors Positive reasons for wanting to
  move to a place (immigrate). Examples of pull
  factors are more food and water, a better
  climate, higher wages, and freedom.

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf
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Reasons for Migration Environmental and Political

• Environmental
• Examples Floods, water supply, climate,
• food supply for animals
• Political
• Examples Political freedom, laws, wars

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf
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Reasons for Migration Cultural and Economic

• Cultural
• Examples Desire for religious freedom or
  chance for a better education
• Economic
• Examples To overcome shortages of
• food, housing, or space to find better
  employment or higher wages

Source What is Human Migration? 2005.
National Geographic Society. Available online
at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/l
essons/09/g68/migrationguidestudent.pdf