Do Now – Monday, September 16th Migration is the permanent move from one country or region to another. Describe in 3 to 4 sentences why you think groups of people may migrate. Do you have any examples from history? Explain

Inspirational History September 16, 1620 – Mayflower departs England for America

Great Migrations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E_bHWrD_SU

Definitions… Define the following words in your notebook: Migration Push-pull factors Desertification Slash-and-burn farming

Migration is the permanent move from one country or region to another

Migration – Causes of Migration Environmental Economic Political

Migration – Push-Pull Factors Push Factors: factors that push people out of an area Pull Factors: factors that pull people into an area

Migration – Push-Pull Factors Track page 1 of your handout Quietly work with a partner to review the chart Review the push-pull factors in the left column Check the column (either PUSH or PULL) that you think this factor fits into In the far right column, identify whether you think the factor is a environmental, economic or political factor of migration and briefly explain why Be prepared to SHARE OUT!

Migration – Effects of Migration Turn to page 221 in your textbook Turn to page 2 in your handout Read the “Effects of Migration” in your textbook and decide if each of the factor is either POSITIVE or NEGATIVE

Migration – Bantu Migration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeBCKOF3_qg As you watch the video, answer the questions on page 3 of your handout

Migration – Bantu Migration Turn to page 4 of your handout Read about the Bantu Migration on pages 222 – 224 As you read, identify the CAUSES, EFFECTS of the Bantu migration and provide some EXAMPLES in the third column

Migrations can lead to Cultural ____________

Migrations can lead to Cultural Diffusion! Cultural Diffusion – the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another

Migration – Cultural Diffusion THINK – PAIR – SHARE What are some of your favorite foods? Where do they come from? What examples of cultural diffusion do you see in the United States today?

Cultural Diffusion – Cultural Interaction Write a letter from the point-of-view of either the Bantu-speaking people or from the point-of-view of the people they encountered. Depending on which side you were assigned, your letter is discussing the interaction you have had with the other side and how that experience was (ex. Bantu-speaking people writing ABOUT the people they encountered and vice versa) Your letter should use at least 2 of the definitions learned in class and should be about the reactions your side had with the other

Exit Ticket Why do you think moving from a rural to an urban area weakens ancestral lines and family bonds? Explain in 3 to 4 sentences.