Human Populations and Migration · Human Systems
Push and Pull Factors
Exploring the economic, political, and environmental drivers of voluntary and forced migration.
Key Questions
- 1What is the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant in the eyes of international law?
- 2How does the 'brain drain' affect the development of sending nations?
- 3How do migrants transform the cultural landscape of their new homes?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.Geo.7.6-8C3: D2.Geo.8.6-8
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: Human Populations and Migration
Period: Human Systems
Suggested Methodologies
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