Transcript migration mine

Migration – the movement of
people within a country.
Examples:
-Orso
- Kid goes to
college at LSU
- Friend gets a
new job.
Why I’m Here…
Task  As you
view the next
few slides...
- Write the five
PUSH
FACTORS for
migration that
moved me from
Baltimore, MD
to Houston, TX.
Push
Factor
1. No
Family
Explanation
- People
migrate when
they have no
family nearby
2. High Cost of Living - Baltimore
$150,000 in
Baltimore
1. Low Cost of Living - Houston
Houston - $150,000
Why I’m Here…
Task  As you
view the next
few slides...
- Write the five
PUSH
FACTORS for
migration that
moved me from
Baltimore, MD
to Houston, TX.
Push
Factor
1. No
Family
2. High
Cost of
Living
Explanation
- People
migrate when
they have no
family nearby
- People
move to find
cheaper
housing.
3. Crime
3. Crime
4. Disasters
-People leave areas
after natural
disasters.
- Examples: Katrina
(New Orleans), Ike
(Galveston)
Economic Push Factors
5. Recession – period of decline in
economic activity.
- GDP decreases 2 quarters (6
months) in a row.
Clip Question:
1. How will this map affect migration?
6. Depression – a year of decline in
economic activity.
- GDP decreases each quarter for a
year.
– Clip Question:
1.What caused the Great Depression?
• If everybody wants to move to
Houston what happens to Houston?
Urban Sprawl
• Task  Use p. 176
and define the term
Urban Sprawl.
• The map to the right
shows URBAN
SPRAWL in
Baltimore, MD
starting in 1792.
= Baltimore
Urban Sprawl
What’s the Problem?
• Cheap gas encourages Urban Sprawl
• Many cities allow unrestricted growth
which causes Urban Sprawl
• Has negative impacts on infrastructure
• Creates a separation of rich and poor
• Increases air and water pollution
• Must build more roads and other utilities