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Migration
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A voluntary or involuntary PERMANENT movement of people from one place to another
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Why do people migrate?
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To make their lives better
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For it to be a migration, how many people do their need to be?
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A whole group
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For it to be a migration, what boundaries need to be crossed?
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Mental, cultural, political, geographical (physical) barriers
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Distance of migration
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Any distance that involves a cultural change
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Why do people migrate?
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1. They are PUSHED out of their old location, or there is an attraction(s) that lure or PULL them to a new location
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What is a Push Factor?
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events that push people out of their old location
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What is a Pull Factor?
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attractions that lure immigrants to a new location
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Types of Push Factors
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Oppession, warfare/political conflict, poverty, threat of environmental disaster
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Pull Factors
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Search for freedom, economic opportunity (money), hear of better conditions, cultural ties to other people already there
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“HUMAN HISTORY IS…”
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“A HISTORY OF MIGRATION”
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Often people migrate due to both Push and Pull factors TRUE/FALSE
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TRUE
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As people migrate so do what?
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Their products and ideas
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How is a new cultural identity created through migration?
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The cultural characteristics of the immigrants merge or melt together with the people who already live in their new “homeland”
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Why is America sometime called a “melting pot”?
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America is almost completely made of immigrants from other countries and all their cutures melted together to make the American culture.
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What does “Geographic Impact of Migration” mean?
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Human Migration can have important effects on the physical and human characteristics of a place.
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What are the 3 types of Geographical Impact of Migration?
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Urbanization, Deforestation, Desertification
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Urbanization
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As more people migrate, citires(urban areas) grow
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Deforestation
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As more people migrate, trees are cut down to build new towns and farms
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Desertification
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As more people migrate, some areas don’t have enough water to support the population. The land eventually turns to desert.
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