Modern Human Migration


Modern Human Migration
Students generate a classwide list of examples of factors leading to migration. Then they watch a series of short videos about how climate change is affecting different countries around the world, and they summarize the impact of climate change on migration. Next they use a migration database to examine an indicator and geographic region of their own choice. Finally they read the personal stories of immigrants and write a letter welcoming one of them.

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In this experience, students generate a classwide list of examples of factors leading to migration. Then they watch a series of short videos about how climate change is affecting different countries around the world, and they summarize the impact of climate change on migration. Next they use a migration database to examine an indicator and geographic region of their own choice. Finally they read the personal stories of immigrants and write a letter welcoming one of them.

Objectives

  • Explain the factors of contemporary global migration, focusing on climate change.
  • Analyze global migration data from a database.


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In the lesson “Mass Migrations in the Nineteenth Century,” you learned about the economic, political, cultural, and environmental factors that cause people to migrate from their homelands to new countries. In this experience, you will focus on climate change as a factor in migration.

Objectives

  • Explain the factors of contemporary global migration, focusing on climate change.
  • Analyze global migration data from a database.


the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

The dream of a better life in the United States draws immigrants from around the world.


List an example of an economic, political, cultural, or environmental factor that causes people to migrate.



Sample answers:

  • Searching for economic opportunity
  • Searching for political stability
  • Escaping from political oppression or discrimination
  • Looking for diversity or similar ethnic communities
  • Seeking better educational resources
  • Escaping from extreme climatic conditions like hurricanes, drought
Ask students: Which of those factors are still relevant today? In general, all the factors are as relevant today as they were in the nineteenth century.


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