1. D EMOGRAPHICS & P OPULATION T RENDS : ALL A BOUT THE #’ S Movement of People (Learning Goal 2): Explain how population and settlement patterns are affected by migration, urbanization, transportation and the availability of resources. (TEKS/SE’s 6b/7b)

2. R EVIEW /W ARMUP : R EFER BACK TO LG 1 IN YOUR ISN Essential Question #1: Historically, what are the 2 features that have influenced the size and distribution of settlements? Human Features Physical Features Give Examples of Each: Human- Infrastructure (such as??), economic & political systems and services (such as??) Physical-agriculture/food, favorable climate, access to water

3. E SSENTIAL Q UESTION #2: W HAT ARE THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE CAUSED CHANGES TO SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ? Availability of resources Water and natural resources Transportation Railroads (Trans-Continental, Trans-Siberian, Amtrak)- movement of resources Streets-Growth of suburbia For suburbs to grow-What are some things that had to happen 1 st ? Economic Activities People move to areas with economic opportunities 49 Gold Rush, Midland-Odessa, Central Texas (Austin), India, Amazonian Rainforest, Eastern Europe to Western Europe Urbanization Movement of people from rural to urban areas What pushes people to migrate from rural to urban areas? What pushes countries to move from being a less developed country to a more developed country?

4. E CONOMIC A CTIVITIES Primary (What is the level of development )? Reliance of raw materials/natural resources Such as: Agriculture, Forestry, Mining, Fishing Secondary (What is the level of development )? Movement to Industry Raw Materials to Manufactured Goods Tertiary (What is the level of development )? Service Industry Law, Retail, Restaurant, Police, Medical, Finance Quaternary (What is the level of development )? Information Processing Education, Research, Government, Libraries, IT

5. E SSENTIAL Q UESTION #3: H OW DO PUSH - PULL FACTORS & P HYSICAL G EOGRAPHY AFFECT MIGRATION ? LG 2 Activity Use your assigned student # to find your city assignment. Find online maps which fit each category on the instructions sheet. Social, Political, Economic, Environmental Create 4 maps which address each category. Follow instruction sheet carefully. Lastly, research your city’s history carefully. Locate 3 events or factors which either pushed or pulled population from/to your city and why.