As you can see from the syllabus document above, this section is quite short and only contains one case study. - An international migration. We will be using the movement of migrants from South America into the United States of America. Look out for that case study logo.
Introducing Migration
Study the image above and complete the activities on the worksheet below.
Push & Pull Factors - Migration
Objective: To find out what makes people move within and outside of their home country.
Resources - PowerPoint
Task 1 - Quick class survey. Where have we lived & where have we migrated from?
Using this worksheet, locate every home country of the students in our IGCSE Geography class (this may be the last place you moved from). Then draw a dotted red line from each location to our school.
Task 2 - Complete this worksheet (courtesy of TES.co.uk) focusing on migration push and full factors.
Task 3 - Check out this interactive migration model. Click on your home country and research the highest migrants flows to and from the country. Conduct some research to find out why people migrate to your country from one of the destinations.
Complete your research work on this worksheet. Then print out.
Task 4 - Watch the West Side Story 'America' video below. You will see two conflicting views on the USA. The women are idealistic (pros - pull factors to USA) and the gents are realistic (cons - push them back to San Juan in Puerto Rico).
From Wikipedia: Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The Sharks, immigrants from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, whites, as the gangs vie for dominance of the neighborhood, and the police try to keep order. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, tragic love story, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre.
Study the lyrics and then complete this worksheet.
Resources - PowerPoint
Task 1 - Quick class survey. Where have we lived & where have we migrated from?
Using this worksheet, locate every home country of the students in our IGCSE Geography class (this may be the last place you moved from). Then draw a dotted red line from each location to our school.
Task 2 - Complete this worksheet (courtesy of TES.co.uk) focusing on migration push and full factors.
Task 3 - Check out this interactive migration model. Click on your home country and research the highest migrants flows to and from the country. Conduct some research to find out why people migrate to your country from one of the destinations.
Complete your research work on this worksheet. Then print out.
Task 4 - Watch the West Side Story 'America' video below. You will see two conflicting views on the USA. The women are idealistic (pros - pull factors to USA) and the gents are realistic (cons - push them back to San Juan in Puerto Rico).
From Wikipedia: Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The Sharks, immigrants from Puerto Rico, are taunted by the Jets, whites, as the gangs vie for dominance of the neighborhood, and the police try to keep order. The young protagonist, Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang's leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, tragic love story, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in musical theatre.
Study the lyrics and then complete this worksheet.
International Migration
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Work your way through each of the tasks in the booklet above.
Task 1 - 9 - are based on the two part video above 'Walls of Shame'.
Task 10 - will require you to research developmental data for both countries. For the murder rate / 100,000 people, check out this link.
Task 12 & 14 - will require the use of this site. You can also check out the section below.
Impacts on US (positive and negative)
Impacts on Mexico (positive and negative)
Task 1 - 9 - are based on the two part video above 'Walls of Shame'.
Task 10 - will require you to research developmental data for both countries. For the murder rate / 100,000 people, check out this link.
Task 12 & 14 - will require the use of this site. You can also check out the section below.
Impacts on US (positive and negative)
- Illegal migration costs the USA millions of dollars for border patrols and prisons
- Mexicans are seen as a drain on the USA economy
- Migrant workers keep wages low which affects Americans
- They cause problems in cities due cultural and racial issues
- Mexican migrants benefit the US economy by working for low wages
- Mexican culture has enriched the US border states with food, language and music
- The incidents of TB has been increasing greatly due to the increased migration
Impacts on Mexico (positive and negative)
- The Mexican countryside has a shortage of economically active people
- Many men emigrate leaving a majority of women who have trouble finding marriage partners
- Young people tend to migrate leaving the old and the very young
- Legal and illegal immigrants together send some $6 billion a year back to Mexico
- Certain villages such as Santa Ines have lost 2/3 of its inhabitants
From the Caatinga to the City
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Internal Migration
Objective: To understand why people move within Brazil and to understand the issues that this creates at place of origin and the destination.
Define Internal Migration - is human migration within a country. Internal migration tends to be travel for education and for economic improvement or because of a natural disaster or civil disturbance (Wikipedia) In Brazil, large numbers of people migrate between the rural north east of the country (Caatinga) and cities in the south east, such as Rio de Janeiro. You can see those places by looking at the photos above. Task 1 - Should Margarita stay or go? - Part 1 Download the card set to the right. Pay attention to the colour code key on the second side. Use the highlighter tool to colour code each box according to the key. Task 2 - Should Margarita stay or go? - Part 2 Now, download the worksheet to the right. Complete the activities as they are set out. Make sure you use the information in your card set to answer the questions. Your aim to to finally come to a decision about whether Margarita should stay, or go. Extend your understanding - Click here to download and save a document about migration within Brazil (IST students, document is on the Public drive) Task 3 - Click here to download a detailed analysis of the causes and effects of rural to urban migration (thanks to St Dunstans School, Somerset).
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**Thanks to iGCSE Geography Lancaster Wikispaces for the resources.
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