Geography AS: MIGRATION

1. Migration as a component of population change

2. Internal Migration (within a country)
3. International Migration
4. The management of international migration

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Brief History of MIGRATION

Charting culture (YouTube)

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INTRODUCTION TO MIGRATION
Objective: To be able to discuss the causes of migrations, both forced and voluntary.

Starter task - Study the images below carefully. Click on them to make them larger. Look for
clues as each image contains details of a migrations including an origin and destination.
Complete this worksheet using all your detective skills.
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Task 1 - Without using the Internet to help you, use the following worksheet and add
direction arrows and annotations to show all the major migration movements that you know
about. These can be historical and also reflect present day movement.

Task 2 - Feedback to the teacher and then use reputable websites to add some more
migration movements to your diagram. If you are struggling, you may want to use this
graphic and also this brilliant interactive migration programme.

Task 3 - Study the Lee's Migration Model Presentation from geographyalltheway.com and
copy the Migration Model on slides 1 -21 (the circular diagrams).

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/5405605?rel=0

Give examples of:

i. intervening obstacles
ii. Positive & negatives of leaving place of origin and arriving in destination
iii. an intervening place

Task 4 - Watch the YouTube video 'GOOD Immigration'. This will give you some quickfire
facts and figures migration into one of our case study countries - USA. Then watch the two
part series, Walls of Shame, underneath, taking detailed notes on the causes and effects of
this migration.

Walls of Shame 1

Walls of Shame 2

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 Stop Check -
MIGRATION
Objective: To know and understand
our key terms and definitions for this
unit of work.

Task 1: The Basics

Get your Core Unit exercise book out
and dust off that pen. Study the image
below and copy down the following:

1. Terms & Definitions

2. Classification in terms of:
i. Length of Stay
ii. Distance Traveled
iii. Reason for Movement.

Task 2:
Use the this sheet and your research
skills on the internet to record and
summarise migrations for the
countries specified. Again, you may
want to use this graphic to help you
out.

Real life immigration story - Life

undercover.
My life as an undocumented
Immigrant - Read this ...
Video: International Migration
Source: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/migration-statistics-quarterly-report/november-2013/world-map.html

INTERNAL MIGRATION
Objective: Evaluate internal (national) migrations in terms of their geographic (socio-
economic, political and environmental) impacts at their origins and destinations.

Task 1 - Watch the first 2:44 min of this YouTube video. Complete the following questions:
a. How many people have left rural areas to seek work?
b. Outline the reasons why people left.
c. In 1978, how much did farmers earn?
d. What are
the negative aspects of migration?
e. What has happened to the wealth gap over time?
f. What changes has Shenzhen seen since 1978?
g. Outline the comparative GDP values of coastal regions compared to western countries.
h. What change is China seeing in terms of location of manufacturing industry?

Task 2 - Now read this Telegraph newspaper story from 2012.

a. Where are people moving to and from?
b. Why are the government moving them?
c. What is the comparative disposable income totals for rural and urban areas?
d. How many people live below the poverty line in Guizhou province?
e. What basic amenities are still missing or substandard in rural areas?
 Migration Homework
Homework Task - Migration Podcast
Click here to be taken to a Guardian Online Podcast - It examines the
scale of migration and what does this mean for developing countries?

Make notes on the effects of migration on development and the different

arguments and viewpoints from the guest speakers.

What is "Brain Drain" and "Brain Gain"?

More tasks on http://www.geographypods.com/migration-6hrs.html