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World History/ Geography
Monday November 16, 2015
Warm Up:
Why do you think people permanently move
from one location to another?
Write down as many reasons as you can. Do not share with your neighbors. Who ever has
the most original ideas wins!!!!
Today’s Objective: Explain how political, economic, social and environmental push and pull factors and physical
geography affect the routes and flows of human migration
Why do people move?
What makes people leave a place?
• political
reasons
• economic
reasons
• social reasons
• environmental
reasons
PUSH FACTORS
What makes people move to place?
Which is a
• political
reasons
• economic
reasons
• social reasons
• environmental
reasons
PULL FACTORS
Push and Pull Factors
 Push
Factors
 Negative
conditions at home
Real
conditions
Perceived conditions
 Push
 Pull
the decision to migrate
Factors
 Positive
attributes in destination
Real
opportunities
Perceived opportunities
 Pull
the immigrant to move
Push Factors
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Not enough jobs
Few opportunities
"Primitive" conditions
Political fear
Not being able to practice
religion
Poor medical care
Loss of wealth
Natural disasters
Death threats
Slavery
Pollution
Poor housing
Landlords
Poor chances of finding
courtship
War conditions in area
Pull Factors
Job opportunities
 Better living conditions
 Political and/or religious
freedom
 Enjoyment
 Education
 Better medical care
 Security
 Family links
 Better chances of finding
courtship
 Get rich easily
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Economic Push and Pull Factors
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Most common reason for migrating
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Move to places that seem to have opportunity and out of
places that have very little
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US and Canada historically have had many immigrants
come for opportunity
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Relative attractiveness of a region can shift with economic
change
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Because of economic restructuring, job prospects often
vary from one country to another and within regions of
the same country.
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Examples: Jobs, standard of living, poverty, technology, agriculture
Social Push and Pull Factors
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More often migration caused by social factors is a push, such as
active religious persecution
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Social Push factors of migration include lack of education, medical
facilities, high crime rate - moving somewhere for a better quality
of life or to be closer to family or friends
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Social factors can be a pull as well, such as superior medical care or
education
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Refugees- people who have been forced to migrate from their
homes and cannot return for fear of prosecution due to their race,
religion, nationality, or political opinion
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Examples: Education, Language, religion, Women’s rights, ethnic persecution, class
struggles, newspapers, population concerns
Political Push and Pull Factors
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Forced international migration has historically occurred for two main
cultural reasons: slavery and political instability.
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the existence of tolerant government policies with regards to religion,
race, political views and so on may make certain countries more attractive
to potential migrants
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Political conditions can also operate as pull factors, especially the lure of
freedom.
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People are attracted to democratic countries that encourage individual
choice in education, career, and place of residence.
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Examples: Government policies, civil rights, wars
Environmental Push and Pull Factors
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Pushed out of hazardous regions– pulled into attractive ones
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Attractive areas would include: mountains, beach, and warm
climates
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Too little or too much water is a major push factor
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Drought and floodplains
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An area subject to flooding during a specific number of years
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Natural Disasters
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Examples: Climate, vegetation, natural catastrophes, tectonics
Immigration
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Emigration- migration from a location
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Immigration- migration to a location
Immigration is the migration of people into a country from their home country
while Emigration is the migration of people out of a country to another country.
Elis Island, NY
Angel Island, San Francisco CA
Urbanization
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Urbanization refers to the proportion of people in living in cities.
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It also refers to the process in which rural populations move to urban areas.
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Urbanization refers to all of the cities in a country, considered as an urban system.
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The urban system is the network of individual cities within a region or country.
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Sources of Urbanization:
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The urban system of a country grows mainly by:
1.
Natural population increase (births – deaths)
2.
Migration from rural areas (especially in countries with large rural populations)
3.
Immigration from other countries (especially in Europe and North America)
4.
Reclassification of urban boundaries to encompass formerly rural areas
Urban Growth is Speeding Up
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Time required to reach 2 million population:
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Rome, Italy
2000 years
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Vienna, Austria
400 years
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Vancouver, B.C.
115 years
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Shenzhen, China
20 years
Population Distribution
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Population distribution refers to where people live around the world.
For instance, in the United States most people live on the coasts or
near major waterways. Population is not evenly distributed around the
earth’s surface.
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The factors that influence population distribution are:
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Climate
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economic development
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government policy
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rural/urban settlement
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natural resources
capital resources
conflicts.
Population Growth
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The factors that influence population growth are:
A.
Modern medicine and hygiene
B.
Education
C.
Industrialization and urbanization
D.
Economic development
E.
Government policy
F.
Role of women in society
Population Density
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The number of people living in a given area
Population Distribution
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Populations