Transcript Migration day 1 - 10

1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify push factors for migration in
the US.
2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE
INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A) How does our government create pull
factors for immigration?
B) What would have to happen for your family
to move away from Houston?
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
**US/Canada Unit**
10/4
Physiographic Regions
22
10/5
Project Rough Draft
23
10/12
Immigration
24
10/14
Migration
25
1. Make a new page called “Migration”.
2. Label it page 25.
Migration – the movement of
people within a country.
COPY
BOX
Examples:
-Orso
- Kid goes to
college at LSU
- Friend gets a
new job.
- Write the five
PUSH FACTORS
for migration that
moved me from
Baltimore, MD to
Houston, TX.
Push
Factor
1. No
Family
Nearby
Explanation
- People
move to be
closer to their
family
2. High Cost of Living - Baltimore
$150,000 in
Baltimore
READ
ONLY
2. Low Cost of Living - Houston
READ
ONLY
Houston - $150,000
Push Factors for Migration in the US
Push
Factor
1. No
Family
2. High
Cost of
Living
Explanation
- People
migrate when
they have no
family nearby
- Low cost of
living = extra
money
3. Crime
3. Crime – people leave areas
of high crime
4. Disasters
-People leave areas
after natural
disasters.
- Examples: Katrina
(New Orleans), Ike
(Galveston)
5. Depression – a year of decline in economic
activity.
- GDP decreases for a year.
Economic Push Factors
6. Recession – period of decline in economic
activity.
- GDP decreases 6 months in a row.
Clip Question:
Part 1: How will the recession map affect
migration?
Part 2: Why are people coming to Houston?
Economic Differences
7. Lack of Jobs –
People will move where
the best jobs are found
Example: People
moving from Detroit,
Michigan to Houston,
Tx in search of jobs
Economic Differences
READ
ONLY
Cities in the Northeast (like Detroit) are losing
jobs. While cities in the South (like Houston)
are gaining jobs.
Moving away from Detroit...Moving to Houston
Detroit’s Economy
Houston’s Economy
Unemployment = 29%
Unemployment = 3.8%
Household Income = $29,109
Household Income = $40,285
Pop. Change (since 2000) -11.9%
Pop. Change (since 2000) +19%
Detroit Now
Detroit Now Clip
1. What is the standard of living in Detroit
now?
2. How will this affect migration?
• Detroit Video
Create a Migration Story - Assignment
Part 1: Detroit
- Draw a cartoon of a person living in Detroit.
- Include at least 4 push factors that will contribute to his/her
migration to the US.
Part 2: Houston
- Draw the same person living in his/her new home in
Houston
- Include at least 2 pull factors that brought him/her to
Houston.
Part 3: Create a plan to deal with all of the migration coming to
Houston
– What are three things that Houston will need to deal with all of the
migration? (What problems will occur? Think about services)
Houston vs. Detroit
• Create a plan to fix Detroit’s problems
– What are the causes of Detroit’s problems.
• Explain the two that had the biggest contribution
– What are three things that could help Detroit?
– How will you provide these? (What must the city do to make this
happen?)
• Create a plan to deal with all of the migration coming to
Houston
– What are three things that Houston will need to deal with all of
the migration?
– How will you provide these? (What must the city do to make this
happen?)
Houston vs. Detroit - L
Part 1: Detroit Explanation
YOU CAN SKIP IT
Part 2: Who Killed Detroit
3. How did the former Mayor of Detroit (Coleman Young) hurt the city?
(paragraphs 1 -2)
4. How did congressman Dingel hurt the city (paragraph 3)
5. How did the UAW hurt the city (pargraph 4)
Part 3: Saving Detroit
6. What are three things that could help Detroit? (address each of the
causes in part 2)
So how do Regional
Differences impact migration?
Northeast
& Midwest
South
South
People are moving
from the Northeast &
Midwest to the South
Rust Belt vs.
(Northeast)
Old Industries
Sun Belt
(South)
New Industries
Detroit Population Changes over time
• Detroit Population Change Website!
– Current population (2008) is only
912,062