1. 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 [READINESS STANDARD] YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

2. Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know? Push FactorPoliticalEconomic SocialEnvironmentalPattern FlowMigrationPull Factor

3. What is this image saying about why people move? PUSH PULL

4. Are these political, economic, social, or environmental factors? PUSH PULL

5. What makes people leave a place? Which is a political reason?political reason? economic reason?economic reason? social reason?social reason? environmental reason?environmental reason? PUSH FACTORS

6. What makes people move to place? Which is a political reason?political reason? economic reason?economic reason? social reason?social reason? environmental reason?environmental reason? PULL FACTORS

7. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? People migrate for a variety of reasons. They are usually categorized as push and pull factors. Which of the following is a push factor? A religious freedom B political stability C better employment D natural disaster Human migration is the result of push or pull factors. Which of the following is a pull factor? F better employment G natural disasters H higher local taxes J political instability

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

9. What are the patterns of people moving? What changes when people move? What conflicts emerge? A Middle East women in Paris accompanied by male relative. 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, 2011. 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

10. 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?

11. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Which pull factor has led many immigrants to European nations in recent decades? A to gain economic opportunities B to escaping civil war C to leave oppressive governments D to avoid natural disasters Which of the following is a factor effecting the cultural and economic divide among people living in France today? F immigration of people from England and the United States G immigration of Muslims from Africa and the Middle East H natural disasters in the far east such as tsunamis J people fleeing disease in South America

12. Let’s see what we know… Now that you know, can you answer this too? What was the effect of the partitioning of India and Pakistan by the British in 1947? A Muslims migrated to India to form a majority. B Hindus migrated to Pakistan for safety. C Muslims fled from India to Pakistan. D Hindus totally left the region of Kashmir. Which of the following pull factor attracted African Americans to northern cities after the Civil War? A more jobs B lower taxes C milder climate D abundant land

13. 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.

14. Resources http://www.geographylwc.org.uk/GCSE/igcse/ population/eumigration.htmhttp://www.geographylwc.org.uk/GCSE/igcse/ population/eumigration.htm http://www.themarshallbros.com/school/ss/ch apter14/migrate/http://www.themarshallbros.com/school/ss/ch apter14/migrate/