Class Migration

People move (migrate) for positive (pull) & negative (push) reasons.

Employment Opportunities

Education

Better Healthcare

Better Quality of Life

Better Housing

Greater Pay

Safer & more secure place to live

Pull Factors

Lack of Employment

Natural Disasters

Poor Healthcare

Civil War

Persecution

Corrupt Government

Poor housing, infrastructure, education etc.

Push Factors

In this task you will be shown a number of slides with different push and pull scenarios on them.

You need to read the scenarios and decide what you would do – Will you move? Will you stay put? Where will you move to?

You need to be prepared to give reasons for your decisions.

Fertile farmland&

Flatland for settlement

Coal is discovered Coal is discovered

Coal is discovered

River

Industry Started

Dense forest

High mountains

Desert

Coal mine develops Iron Ore Discovered

Town grows bigger

Fertile farmlandAnd flatland

For settlement

River

Industry Grows &Jobs & Economy

Develop

Dense forest

High mountains

Desert

Coal mine grows Iron Ore Running Out

Town grows biggerMore jobs created

Farmland nutrients running out

River

Industry goes into Decline –

some jobs are lost.

Trees cut down for fertile farmland andNew settlement created

High mountains

Desert

Coal begins to run out

Iron ore mine closes

University established

in town

Modern farmingIntroduced -

Farmland becomes fertile again.

River floods

Industry moves away from area –

high unemployment

Crops and livestock successfully farmed

High mountains

Desert

Coal begins to run out

No jobs

Town grows bigger

Machines mean fewer workers are required to work on farms.

River

Shops, schools, leisure Activities shut down.

Soil erosion due to deforestation

High mountains

Desert

Coal runs out No jobs

More jobs and opportunities

Some land used forSettlement – restOf land still for

Farming.

River floods again

Area developed by government – jobs created, new housing built &

Leisure opportunities created.

Area flooded for hydroelectric power scheme

High mountains

Oil is discovered in desert