Human Patterns and Processes · Human Geography

Migration Push and Pull Factors

Exploring why people move voluntarily or involuntarily across borders and continents.

Key Questions

  1. 1What distinguishes a refugee from an economic migrant?
  2. 2How does the arrival of new populations change the cultural landscape of a city?
  3. 3Why do some borders remain open while others are heavily fortified?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Geo.7.6-8C3: D2.Geo.8.6-8
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: Human Patterns and Processes
Period: Human Geography

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